Jessica's Law Now North Carolina!

We have watched the news cover the Jessica Lunsford trial and to know that a child suffered at the hands of a sex offender, when it could have been prevented should be galvanizing our law makers, to enact.  This could have been your daughter, just imagine the anguish any parent would have to live with, if this happened to them. John Couey, who was convicted, had a record as a sex offender and was just released from prison, at the time of her murder. There are many John Couey types and one could be living next to you.

In the memory of Mark Lunsford’s daughter Jessica, a law been introduced to enforced stricter laws pertaining to sex offenders called Jessica’s Law.

The Jessica Lunsford Act aka. Jessica’s Law:

On April 16, 2008, Mark Lunsford told Jessica’s Law Now North Carolina, “What happened to my daughter should have never happened, and I'm working to make sure it doesn't happen to another child. It saddens me to know my home state of North Carolina has not yet passed Jessie's Law. I won't rest until we do.”

We need our local and state officials still push for stronger laws against molestation. North Carolina still does not have strong enough punishment for the molestation of minors and Jessica’s Law would ensure that change. Sex offenders are moving specifically into states that have soft laws, such as North Carolina.

"We should all work together to make sure that Jessica's Law is passed in all fifty states. There are presently 15 states that have not yet passed any form of Jessica's Law, it saddens me to think that my home state of Tennessee and North Carolina where I grew up are included in the list  of states that have not passed Jessica's Law. I do not know why, but I intend to find out." God Bless, Charlie Daniels

Since Charlie Daniels made this statement in 2007, laws have become stricter in Tennessee for sex offenders. Tennessee now has a version of Jessica's Law. North Carolina is one of several states that has not step up to the plate for Jessica's Law. We hope that changes soon!

In 2007, our State Attorney General Roy Cooper realizes North Carolina laws are lenient on sex offenders. We are grateful for his public stance, on calling for harsher penalties and laws against sex offenders. Often, administrations have failed to make law enforcement aware of the placement of paroled sex offenders in their communities, thus allowing violent sex offenders to go freely roam our communities.  By not providing mandatory hearings and stricter penalties for non-compliances, they take the power away from our law enforcers.

North Carolina has many sex offenders who have fallen thought the cracks. By changing their identity and not re-registering once moved, these offenders manipulate the system. Fatherless child is an easy target for sex offenders. Sex offenders love when a father is not around, because the child is starving for male attention. Among girls that are 15 and younger that become pregnant, about 60 to 80 percent are by adult men. Girls between 11 and 13, who have been sexually involved with men more than five years their age, are significantly likely to attempt suicide. Today, junior high school girls are likely to become pregnant by an adult than by someone their own age.

The job of our schools is to teach our children and provide knowledge for learning in a safe environment. Never less, one has to ask what has happened to our schools. Where a child is sexual abused by educators or children are in fear for their safety. There are many reasons, let us look at the root of the problem.

School districts throughout nation get rid of or swap teachers in trouble because sexual misconduct. School administrators call this “Pass the Trash.” Until teachers and school officials fired or force to resign because of sexual misconduct with students reported to State Education Department and FBI, our schools are a Sex Offenders Playground. A Data Base should be available for all schools through a national system. This is just another reason North Carolina needs harsher and stricter laws toward sex offenders. Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman admitted blowing it with their background checks. Sadly, CMS has hired questionable employee's that should have never set foot around our children. Until the laws become harsher and the cracks sealed up, our children remain vulnerable!

A frustrated mother of North Carolina made the following statement:

As the saying goes, "if you can't do the time then do not do the crime." This is how this mother feels, about what had occurred with my child  being assaulted by a sex offender. I feel that North Carolina Laws are still not strict enough, when it comes to sex offenders. Even thought the sex offender had a tracking device, it was not enough to stop him. The tracking device only was a record of his where- abouts. If the device   would have made it clear to authorities that he was in area, that he was not allowed to be in, then my child would not have endure the reoccurring nightmares of the assault. This is why; I have join in with Jessica's Law Now North Carolina, to make a difference in our state laws. So other children will not be robbed of their innocence and find themselves at the hands and mercy of a monster. Today, my child lives daily with this nightmare and sees a clinical psychiatrist twice a week. As a parent, I can only hope that your child never has to endure such lost of mortality.

Jean, a young survivor recently of sexual abuse stated:

My next-door neighbor was sexually abusing me for sometime. I was afraid to tell anybody about this. I had just turn seven years old when I encounter our new neighbor. He was active with my school and I liked his wife.

His wife would watch me after school. When mom was gone, I would stay with them. Since I never had a father, I felt that Jeff was someone that would fill my desirer of father.

It started, one night his wife was gone and Jeff took pictures of me. I was in my nightshirt and he had me raise my shirt up and camera click. Then in time, Jeff would hold me so tightly I could not breathe. Jeff would be holding me and we be rolling around together. I could feel his hands and fingers between my legs. I told him did not like this but he just look at me. I did not like him putting his penis in my mouth and other places. I have lost so much to this bastard, who has ripped out my soul and tormented my body.

I am 14 years old now and have to deal with these horrible memories daily.

Yvonne, a survivor from sexual abuse stated:

I think that anyone who commits acts such as this on the young, innocent children of our society are more than sick. They are monsters. It is high time that we start protecting the ones that need to protect and stop defending the ones who are victimizing the young children. Everyone, and this includes you…has a young person in their life that they would die for. I know I do. I want you to stop for just one second. I want you to close your eyes. Close them and picture that little person that you love so very much. See them laugh. See them smile. Now I want you to picture them running for their life, screaming and crying. I want you to imagine them struggling to breathe. It is horrible, but it is reality. It could be happening to them right this very moment and you would not even know it. They will hide their torture to keep you safe. I did, as do many others.

North Carolina needs to fight for Jessica’s Law to pass. We are one of few states remaining not having the law in effect. Should make you wonder one thing…. Where are all of the child molesters and sexual predators going to go when looking for a new place to live? Where will they shop? Where will they find their next victim? Whose mom will they marry next? Well, no need to look far, in your back yard is close enough. They will choose states who lack the laws to protect they children that they prey upon... they will choose North Carolina. I hope we are ready.

Many situations have occurred like this throughout North Carolina and Jessica’s Law Now North Carolina is fighting help make the difference.  Sadly, 80% of females in the porn industry been sexually abused.

Do for a Sexually Abused Child:

1.) Ever believe that your child been sexually abused, do not be afraid to report it nor blame yourself. Report the abuse to the police immediately.

2.) You need stay calm to help your child.

3.) Provide a calm atmosphere and environment for your child.

4.) Stay with your child through each step of the investigation giving them support and encouragement.

5.) Convey that your child they are no way responsible for what they encountered. Being reassurance of encouragement and support will help your child.

6.) Have a physician see your child for an examined soon as possible. This is not only important for your child's welfare, but it will help the authority’s document evidence.

7.) Stay with your child; why the doctor is examining your child and give support with encouragement. Remember that this child has gone through a horrible ordeal and they are terrified.

8.) Request a child advocate that will help you, as well as your child.

9.) Very important, your child receives experienced counseling from a counselor that is experienced handling child abuse. Talk with the doctor that examines your child and child advocate for suggestions of somebody. Remember that both parties are familiar with the situation and will have child's best interest.

Question, does slavery and human trafficking exist in North Carolina?

Yes!

Human trafficking of children for sexual exploitation has made the way to our state and cities.

Like North Carolina many states have a growing problem when comes to kidnapping and selling of children. One of the major cities throughout the United States Atlanta, GA. found that the average age of victims is 14, but girls that are 11 and younger have been sold.

Various dating services, escort services and strip clubs throughout North Carolina have a connection with sex trafficking. These businesses may appear legal, but are fronts for major prostitution rings. Even brothels have sprung up throughout various cities and communities in North Carolina. Several of these brothels, strip clubs and escort services been linked. These businesses have pipelines not only to each other, but also other states as well as over seas. Most of the human trafficking has been under-aged girls. Brothels have lured local girls well as run a-ways. It been estimated that North Carolina could have 80 or more brothels in parts of the state, said federal law enforcement. In a discussion with various government agency stated by 2012 that trafficking of children will out do illegal arms and drugs.

Let us look at what these girls encounter in a brothel daily. First, these girls endure physical and mental abuse at all times. This places these girls in a state of constant fear, for their lives, as well as for the lives of their families. These girls are forced to perform various sexual acts every 12 to 35 minutes. Any kind of sexual act must be performed on demand, or the girl will encounter harsh physical consequences. We have found out that various known businesses, officials and politicians, as well as well-known people have been linked to sex trafficking.

Realize this North Carolina, we are a trucking through fare. What had better place to hock this trade? We need to protect those who been victimized like this. Think about it. Remember, it could be your child in this horrific position, wouldn’t you want them to receive help?

Greensboro Police have found several prostitution trafficking rings past several years. May 2004, Home Depot Security Guard saw a large number of vehicles escorting young girls into a van. This became North Carolinas largest Human Trafficking case, so far. Greensboro Police held over 20 people for various charges including prostitution trafficking. Greensboro Police have had several brothels that were on Phillips Avenue, Rainbow Street, Gurrant Street, and Freeman Mill Road. Numbers of strip clubs linked to human trafficking connections.

Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Fayetteville and Charlotte Police have encountered same situations of human trafficking of under aged girls with brothels. North Carolina law enforcement also found escort services and strip clubs that were prostitution rings.

Findings show that our legal authorities come up short when comes to protecting our children.

United States State Departments Advisor on Trafficking:

"We are not finding victims in the United States because we do not look for them."

A source with North Carolina law enforcement said, we cannot handle these problems of Sex Trafficking, Internet because lack of funding and manpower. According to federal authorities, these adult sites are in record number and they are doing their best.

The FBI has made it hard deal with war of child pornography. Bureau devotes just a token of agents; resources to investigate obscenity crimes are not depict extreme pornography. The FBI started in 1996 investigating the exploitation of children through the computer found sex offenders have brought out ties to all occupations.

Internet been allowed to come full of the most sick and deprave garbage showing babies, children and teenagers performing horrible sexual acts.

Various adult sites claim their pictures are legal or barely, but are they? We found a large number of these adult sites with under age boys and girls. Internet sites like these are full of spyware and Trojans that cause other problems to computer and many times, this malware infects computers files. Which leads to other crimes, such as theft of personal information, etc?

In recent research, we have found rogue sites that use code words. The disgusting photos of sexually brutalized children should haunt our lawmakers. Sadly, these codes not known always to law enforcement, because they are constantly changing and many children are suffering from official’s lack of knowledge, as well as lack of state, federal laws and funding to combat cyber-child porn.

Many of these sites connect to one another forming a network. Some of these networks have touched upon various web sites in North Carolina.

Many of the sites use celebrity user names for emails like Elvis and Carmen Electra, as well as many young girls dolled up, as being in a beauty pageant. I saw many of these so-called models fixed up to look like Jon Benet Ramsey. I am sure that members of Presley family and Carmen Electra would not appreciate their namesake being linked to child pornography nor members of the Ramsey family having Jon Benet’s image used promote child pornography.

What is sad and very upsetting, when these children are lured into this, it starts as innocent photography but the ramification to the child is what is disastrous.  Lawmakers stick their heads in the sand, instead of making a difference. Just like North Carolina lawmakers done with Jessica’s Law.

Word to all you parents,"Awareness is your best defense."

Our teens chat and post personal information on their computers daily. Your child could be chatting with a convicted sex offender. Unlike many cities in North Carolina, you will find a large number of sex offenders register and un-register. The FBI asks parents to monitor your children on the computer. Remember, it could just save their life!

Each year, almost 1 million American children experience abuse and neglect. Approximately 1,400 of those children killed each year from abuse, more than three-quarters of fatalities because of abuse involve children younger than 4 years old. Each week, child protective services agencies in the United States receive more than 50,000 reports of child abuse or neglect, and annually, nearly 900,000 of these cases substantiated. 

In 2006-2007, North Carolina had 111,000 children reported Abused and Neglected. Data shows children in North Carolina are abused or neglected every 15 minutes and that actual sexual abuse of children are 15 times greater than officially reported in North Carolina.

Presently, 10,000 registered Sex Offenders move to a new address or jobs daily. Children, women, elderly, incapacitated or handicapped people are especially at risk from sexual predators. Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh are no different; each city has a large number of registered sexual offenders.

North Carolina has 13,900 sex offenders register and with a population of 8,227 in thousand, it comes to 1,689.6 per million. Remember that this does not count un-register sex offenders

Basic Statistics:

1. 1 in five children solicited on line.

2. 50 thousand predators are on line.

3. Since 1997 child pornography sites have increase 1500 %.

4. Web sites that exploit children are a $57 Billion Dollar Industry.

5. 95% of children that are molested knows and trusts their molester.

6. 90% of sex crimes are committed against someone the perpetrator knows.

7. 20% of girls and 17% of boys are molested before their 18th birthday.

8. More than 1 million people yearly are trafficked throughout international borders against their will.

9. Shared Hope International studies show 600,000 to 800,000 individuals are trafficked across international borders each year: 80 percent of them are women and under age girls.
10. The C.I.A. estimates 50,000 to 100,000 girls, boys and women are trafficked annually into the United States to be pimped out or sold for forced sex.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

How You Can Make a Difference:

Contact your North Carolina State Representative and North Carolina State Senator tell them to support SB 2063 / GPS Tracking.

Passage of SB 2063 / GPS Tracking will be a great addition with Jessica's Law.

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