Gov. Easley to sign Jessica's Law
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is scheduled to sign into law a measure which sets minimum prison sentences for some child sex offenders.
Posted — UpdatedEasley will approve the legislation, known as Jessica's Law, Monday in Gastonia. The plan is named after former Gaston County resident Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped, raped and buried alive by a convicted sex offender in Florida in 2005.
The governor will be joined by Jessica's father, Mark Lunsford, who asked North Carolina lawmakers to approve the legislation last year.
In the wake of Lunsford's death, several states have ratcheted up penalties for child sex offenders.
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