Megans Law

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Megan’s Law is a law that very few people know about. Recently there was a survey done at Defiance High School about Megan’s Law . The first question asked was “do you know what Megan’s Law is and if so do you agree with it?” Over 75% of the survey came back with the answer “No, I do not know what Megan’s Law is.” Megan’s law is a law which now federally requires convicted sex offenders to register with a public database whenever they change residences in a state in which the law applies to their conviction(s)(ory.edu1). This law was put into effect after the violent rape and murder of a little girl named Megan. It was a normal summer day at Megan’s home in Hamilton, New Jersey. After having dinner with her family Megan went outside to play with her friends across the street like she normally did. Across the street from Megan’s house lived a twice-convicted sex offender named Jesse Timmendaquas. When Megan wondered away from her friends, Timmendaquas bribed Megan to come into his house with a puppy. Once Megan was in the house Timmendeuas strangled her with a belt, then began to violently rape and murder her. After he was done doing this horrible act of violence he stuck her body in a toy box and left her there to die alone. After hearing the police were inspecting the neighborhood with dogs, he washed the box and his steps with ammonia. When he found out everyone in the neighborhood was looking for little seven-year old Megan he had the audacity to help distribute flyers about the missing little girl. After days of looking, the police arrested Timmendequas for the murder of Megan.
The six-man, six-woman jury returned its verdict after deliberating for more than 10 hours over two days (U.S. News1). They decided unanimously that Timendequas should get
Calloway 2 death by injection instead of life in prison without parole (U.S. News1). The Kankas and their supporters gathered afterward outsi...