Lafayette Advertiser
Amanda McElfresh
March 5, 2010

“Strengthening penalties for convicted sex offenders and providing resources to help authorities target and prosecute such violators has been one of Jindal’s main priorities since taking over as governor…

‘We know the ever-advancing technology online, coupled with the perception of anonymity, create an environment that can be as dangerous to children as anything they could encounter on the street,’ Jindal said. ‘Our legislation this year will work to peel away the layers of anonymity associated with child sex-related crimes on the Internet and punish offenders so we are creating a safer environment for our children in our communities and online.’…

The proposal would give prosecutors more options for charging suspects with distribution and production of pornography, and create sentences of five to 10 years in prison for distribution and 10 to 20 years for production.

A second proposal would create a penalty option of seven to 10 years when computer-aided solicitation results in actual sexual contact when the age difference between the suspect and victim is more than five years…

‘This year, we will work to give limited subpoena authority to investigators in child exploitation cases so an investigator can quickly generate an administrative subpoena on departmental letterhead and issue it to the Internet Service Provider to further the investigation,’ Jindal said. ‘This change in the law will be a huge help in decreasing the amount of time that a child is potentially being victimized by a sex offender while authorities work to bring them to justice.’…

‘I want the message to the monsters that prey on our innocent children to be very clear — we will track you down, we will root you out, we will find out online, and when we do, we will punish you with every tool we have,’ Jindal said. ‘We will take away your freedom, your possessions, we will label you as a sex offender and we will do everything we can to keep you away from children.’”

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