Three years ago a tragedy occurred in the state of Florida. A female child, named Jessica Lunsford was raped and murdered by a convicted child sex offender. This horrific tragedy compelled many national leaders to join together and create stronger punishments for convicted sex offenders and child abusers. Some 40 plus states have adopted this tough no nonsense law, more popularly referred to as Jessica’s Law. Jessica’s Law allows for mandatory sentencing against child sex offenders. This bill helps keep the children in our communities safer from rape and other disturbing and horrific crimes against innocent children.
Representative Jeffery D. Perry of Sandwich who represents the fifth Barnstable District has been a strong advocate of Jessica’s Law. He has worked hard to bring a version of “Jessica’s Law” to Massachusetts, and while fighting for this bill has faced sharp criticism from Beacon Hill insiders. Extremely liberal people who don’t want to see this bill passed into law, a bill that protects our kids. I stand with Rep. Perry and the hard fights he continues to endure everyday. With Jeff Perry on the hill, we know we can be fortunate someone is fighting for not only us, but our children too.
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