The Forensic Nurse

On Friday July 29, 1994, 7-year old Megan Nicole Kanka disappeared. She was promised to see a puppy, her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas, lured her into his home where he raped, strangled and suffocated her. Her body was stuffed into a plastic toy chest and dumped in a nearby park.

Jesse Timmendequas a two time registered sex offender lived in a home nearby with two other sex offenders that he had met in prison.

Officially Megans Law is known as the Sexual Offender (Jacob Wetterling) Act of 1994 . This law mandates that persons convicted of sex crimes against children to notify local law enforcement of any change of address or employment after release from custody (prison, psychiatric facility). The notification requirement may be imposed for a fixed period of time - usually at least ten years - or permanently. 

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act supplements Megan’s Law with new registration requirements and a “three-tier” system for classifying sex offenders according to their risk to the community. This teiring system helps to classify better those who may be more likely to repeat offend.

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