By: FRANCISCO DÍAZ, Thursday, December 31, 2009
" Jessica's Law " offers a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison to those who commit a violent sex offense.
LAREDO, Tx.- More than one year since the so called " Jessica's Law " was implemented that persuaded authorities to apply a more severe punishment against sex offenders that attack children, that includes the death penalty.
The HB 8 Law, was in effect in the state of Texas since September 2008, and has become an excellent tool for justice so that judges may offer a more severe penalty.
" Jessica's Law " offers a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison to those who commit a violent sex offense against minors under the age of 14, this is to say, that this eliminates the possibilty of parole.
Upon eliminating the benefit of parole for such violent cases, this will send out a strong message to those sex offenders...they will not be tolerated in the community.
Besides, these sex predators may receive the capital punishment if they have committed two similiar cases against minors under the age of 14, this is to say, death by lethal injection.
Another important change, to those who harbor a sex predator, who is sought after for not registering to authorities, commit a third degree felony, and could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison.
This law was also motivated from the Jessica Lunsford case. A Florida youth that was raped and murdered in February of 2005 by a se offender named John Couey, that continued down the same road since the punishment was not severe enough the first time
" Jessica's Law " offers a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison to those who commit a violent sex offense.
LAREDO, Tx.- More than one year since the so called " Jessica's Law " was implemented that persuaded authorities to apply a more severe punishment against sex offenders that attack children, that includes the death penalty.
The HB 8 Law, was in effect in the state of Texas since September 2008, and has become an excellent tool for justice so that judges may offer a more severe penalty.
" Jessica's Law " offers a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison to those who commit a violent sex offense against minors under the age of 14, this is to say, that this eliminates the possibilty of parole.
Upon eliminating the benefit of parole for such violent cases, this will send out a strong message to those sex offenders...they will not be tolerated in the community.
Besides, these sex predators may receive the capital punishment if they have committed two similiar cases against minors under the age of 14, this is to say, death by lethal injection.
Another important change, to those who harbor a sex predator, who is sought after for not registering to authorities, commit a third degree felony, and could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison.
This law was also motivated from the Jessica Lunsford case. A Florida youth that was raped and murdered in February of 2005 by a se offender named John Couey, that continued down the same road since the punishment was not severe enough the first time
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