Our nation faces many critical issues that need to be addressed, but surely close to the top of the list must be the protection of our country’s future – our innocent children.

We must do all we can to protect our nation’s children from falling prey to those who want to do them harm by influencing the enactment of tougher laws, and encourage stricter enforcement of those already on the books.

Today, with our society’s moral foundation in decline, we must move quickly to get the strong message, ‘Not With My Child! — You Don’t!’ to the lawmakers of our land, especially, as it pertains to granting early releases to long-term sentenced child abductors and molesters. We must continue to raise our voices until the political climate creates Federal changes that prohibit early releases of child offenders and killers, regardless of good behavior. It won't be long before one, then another sex offender will need to think twice before committing acts that permanently land them in prison, or on death row.

To assure that every misguided man, woman or youth who lays a hand on my child — your child — in an inappropriate manner will face the wrath of the laws and consequences of his or her actions, we need to let our elected representatives know that early releases and accurate tracking of registered child molesters must be addressed through tougher laws.

Do you know how many registered sex offenders are living in your neighborhood?

On July 20, 2005, the United States Department of Justice established the NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC REGISTRY Website that the public can use to educate themselves about the possible presence of such offenders in their local communities.

Using the Website, interested members of the public have access to and may search participating state Website public information regarding the presence or location of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually violent offenses against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes against victims who are minors.

Tracy Henke, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs said, “Real-time access to public registry information can offer parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens the ability to protect children by identifying sex offenders nationwide through a single search from their home computer, or even a local library with Internet access.”   

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE NEW DOJ SITE IS INTENDED FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR HARASS. MISUSE OF THIS INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

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We, at Caring for Our Children Foundation, know that the best way anyone can help is to become informed, and, after that, to become pro-active in helping child-victims to lead a full and restored life.