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Jul. 26, 2007
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Porter seeks more tracking of offenders

Stephens Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., submitted legislation on Wednesday to require all states to track child predators and keep them from fleeing to other states after they are detained.

Porter said it would close a gap in the legal system.

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    • He cited the 2006 murder of an Idaho family by a man who fled Minnesota after he was charged with molesting children.

    "This provides some consistency for the states to work together to make sure what happened in Minnesota and Idaho just recently won't happen to one of our family members or our friends," Porter said.

    A Porter aide said Nevada and most other states have safeguards in place, but enforcement is spotty elsewhere.

    Under the bill, federal grants would be withheld from states who fail to have the U.S. attorney general certify their procedures for handling accused child predators.

    The bill was one of 14 measures rolled into a larger anti-crime bill announced Wednesday by House Republicans. Other portions address child pornography and gangs.

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