On the recordMarch 26, 2003
The Child Abduction Prevention Act sends a clear message to those that prey upon children that, should they commit these crimes, they will be punished. This legislation provides stronger penalties against kidnapping, ensures lifetime supervision of sexual offenders and kidnappers of children, gives law enforcement the tools it needs to effectively prosecute these crimes, and provides assistance to the community when a child is abducted. It is hard for me to understand how someone could prey on a defenseless child. It is the worst nightmare a parent has to hear, that his or her child has been taken by a stranger and that they do not know what has happened. The agony that they must go through every day is something that no parent should have to endure.
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