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Assemblyman 130th Assembly District
JOSEPH A. ERRIGO

 

For immediate release:
May 22nd, 2006		 Contact:
 Bonnie Turner (585) 334-5210

District Office: 3045 East Henrietta Rd., Henrietta, NY  14467
Albany Office: Rm 427 LOB, Albany, NY  12248

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                          CONTACT: BONNIE TURNER (585) 334-5210
 

ERRIGO, ASSEMBLY GOP RENEW CALL FOR SWIFT PASSAGE OF
SEX OFFENDER LEGISLATION
Errigo presents “must do” list before session concludes on June 22


     With just 13 full days left in the 2006 legislative session, Assemblyman Joe Errigo (R,C-Conesus) and his Assembly Republican colleagues have renewed their call for Speaker Sheldon Silver to pass legislation aimed at protecting our women and children from sexual predators.

     Errigo and his colleagues were joined by Kim Talman, NYS Chair of the National Association to Protect Children as well as area district attorneys in a show of unwavering unity to pressure Speaker Silver and his Assembly democrat colleagues in action.

     “We have the opportunity to end this legislative session on a positive note by passing laws that will bring peace of mind to families across New York state,” Errigo said. “It is imperative that Speaker Silver and his colleagues remove any obstruction when it comes to legislation that will make great strides to ensure the safety of our families.”

     Errigo and his colleagues presented the following “must do” list for action by the end of the 2006 legislative session:

  • Civil confinement for violent sex offenders;
     

  • Require a minimum 25-year prison sentence for first-time child rapists and increase prison sentences for other predatory sex offenses (Jessica’s Law);
     

  • Eliminate the statute of limitation for all violent sex crimes;
     

  • Expansion of the state’s DNA database; and
     

  • Elimination of the “incest loophole” and allow children who are raped by a family member the same protections as other children.


     “After months of intense pressure from the public and Assembly Republicans, Speaker Silver called civil confinement ‘a key element’ in his plan to crackdown on sex offenders,” Errigo remarked. “It’s time that the Speaker live up to his word and work in a bi-partisan effort to help craft a strong civil confinement measure to ensure that the most violent sex offenders remain out of our communities.”

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