'Jessica's Law' Gains Traction in Vermont: The murder of a 12-year-old Vermont girl, Brooke Bennett, has received nationwide attention. Her uncle, a registered sex offender, has been charged in connection with her death. According to this AP article, the revelation that a supposedly rehabilitated sex offender was likely involved in the girl's disappearance and death has sparked considerable support for Jessica's Law in Vermont.

Off-Duty Officers Nabs Sex Offender at Gym: According to Stan Oklobdzija's Sac Bee report, Jeffrey Clarke Cameron of Rancho Cordova was taken into custody after an off-duty police officer noticed him talking to an obviously underage boy at a gym. The officer recognized the GPS ankle monitor Cameron was wearing as the type used to track high-risk sex offenders. As a condition of Cameron's release, he was forbidden to have contact with juveniles because he was convicted of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.

FL Prosecutor Motions to Have Sex Offender's Bond Revoked: Following up on a report we did yesterday, South Florida prosecutors have asked that Aaron Mohanlal be taken back into custody. Mohanlal has not served a single day in prison after being sentenced to 43 years for 13 charges related to continual sexual abuse of a minor that lasted for nearly two years. Ashley Fants of CNN writes that Mohanlal is only monitored by a GPS tracking unit and would remain free throughout the initial appeal unless the prosecutor's motion is granted.