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Alyssa Bustamante Sentenced
Last week Alyssa Bustamante pled guilty to second degree and armed criminal action in the October 2009 murder of 9 year old Elizabeth Olten in St. Martin Missouri. This means the teen may one day be released fom prison.

Chelsea King and Chelsea's Law
Chelsea's Law would require offenders who hurt children to be sentenced to a life time of parole, and those committing violent acts against a child would be sentenced to a mandatory sentence of life without parole.

Child Online Privacy Protection Act
Have you noticed some websites require children be 13 years of age or older to create an account on their site? This is due to a Federal law called the Child Online Privacy Protection Act. Yet the information your child provides in their profile may jeopardize them more. Read on to keep them safe.

Code Adam Child Safety Program
The holidays are fast approaching and that means more people will be out shopping and celebrating. Children can be quickly and unexpectedly separated from parents. Do you know what to do if you lose your child in a public place?

Dru Sjodin National Offender Public Registry
Now there is Dru’s Law, a law that needs convicted child molesters to register on a national Internet database. If they fail to register, they face a felony charge for failing to update their location or address.

Jessica's Law HR 3132 Child Safety Act of 2005
John Evander Couey received three life sentences and one death sentence for the abduction, rape, and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. Since Jessica’s death, Mark Lunsford has been working to change the laws for sex offenders who violate their release obligations.Learn how you can help.

K-9 Officers
K-9 officer´s and their furry counterpart are amazing when working together, especially when looking for a lost child.

LB 157 Nebraska's Safe Haven Nightmare
Nebraska�s new law is different from other state safe haven laws. In Nebraska, the safe haven law is not only newborn or infants, but covers children through age 19.

Mark Lunsford
Jessica's Law is designed to give children rights. Mark Lunsford, Jessica's father hopes to get the law passed in all 50 states. Yet, when it comes to age of consent the law has its flaws. Find out what those flaws are in the article.

Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Favors Offenders
The Missouri’s Supreme Court voted to allow registered sex offenders already residing within 1000 feet of Missouri schools or daycares to stay in their place of residence.

Mistake of Age Clause
The mistake of age clause is a legal loophole that allows a child offender to walk away from having physical relatiuons with a child 14 and under. Are you aware of the mistake of age clause in South Carolina?

Nanny Cam Documents Child Abuse
Within one hour after the hidden camera began documenting the day in the life of their nanny, the parents see the nanny slap their little boy across the face, then push him down, and pinch him on the leg, as he cries at the bottom of the stairs.

Sheriff Gary Toelke - Missouri´s Miracle and All Star Sheriff
Missouri’s Miracle is the instinct of one Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke. He is three for three when it comes to finding missing children. The Sheriff’s confidence in his department is obvious. He knows he has a good team; the obviously is a good leader.

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
In a bittersweet ceremony, John and Reve Walsh stood with the President of the United States in the Rose Garden at the White House on the 25th Anniversary of the disappearance of their son Adam Walsh. Read on to find out why the couple was there.

The Disappearance of Shawn Hornbeck Leads to the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation
Shawn Damian Hornbeck should have been home by five. When he was not home by six his family went looking for him, and at eight Pam called the police. On that Sunday afternoon October 6, 2002, it seemed as if he disappeared without a trace.

The Matthew Cecchi Public Safety Act
Family restrooms, or unisex restrooms, not only assist parents with small children in providing a safe environment during times of travel and outings, they also provide disabled families a way to assist an opposite sexed family member who may be unable to toilet completely independently.