I rise in very strong support of this bill. This is a product of a 2-year investigation into international child sex tourism and exploitation. International Megan's Law would establish a system for providing advance notice to foreign countries when a convicted child sex offender travels to that country. It also mandates a registration requirement for child sex offenders from the United States who reside or stay abroad. Worldwide, over 2 million children are sexually exploited each year through trafficking, prostitution, and child sex tourism. The damage inflicted on these children by sexual crimes can be incredibly severe and beyond comprehension to most of us.
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The speaker supports the International Megan's Law of 2010 aimed at protecting children from international sex offenders.
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