By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press Writer
By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press Writer
Published
03/13/10
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A House panel moved forward with measures aimed at stopping sexual predators on Friday, largely in response to the highly publicized slaying of a Salisbury girl who allegedly was murdered by a registered sex offender.
The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley to mandate lifetime monitoring of certain serious sex offenders, which may include GPS monitoring.
Delegate Kathleen Dumais, D-Montgomery, described the measure as the best to help deter violent crimes like the killing of 11-year-old Sarah Foxwell, whose body was found on Christmas Day, just days after she...
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