The Neighbor Across the Street: The Origin of Megan's Law
The Neighbor Across the Street: The Origin of Megan's Law
On July 29, 1994, seven-year-old Megan Kanka was lured into the house directly across the street from her family's home in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, by a neighbor who promised to show her a puppy. Jesse Timmendequas had two prior convictions for sexually assaulting young girls and had spent six years in the state's treatment center for repetitive offenders. Her parents had lived on that street for sixteen years and knew none of it, because in 1994 no law required anyone to tell them. Why did the state know everything about that…
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