Schwarzenegger signs new restrictions on sex offenders

July 8, 2010 4:06 PM PT

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Sex offenders will be barred from living within half a mile of their child victims under a measure that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law. Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) sponsored SB 1253 after a Ventura father complained that his daughter’s molester had moved just 715 feet away when released on probation.

‘The governor signed this bill because he believes that sex offenders should not be allowed to live close to their victims,’ said Rachel Arrezola, a spokeswoman for Schwarzenegger.

The measure takes effect Jan. 1.

‘These children deserve to feel safe in their own neighborhood, and we need to do all we can to protect them,’ Strickland said.

-- Patrick McGreevy

Politi-Cal

Patrick McGreevy

Patrick McGreevy covered the California Legislature out of the Sacramento bureau until 2021. He joined the Los Angeles Times in 1998 and worked in the City Hall and San Fernando Valley bureaus, writing about subjects including Valley secession, LAPD reform and city government during the administrations of Mayors Richard Riordan, James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa. He is a native of San Diego and a graduate of San Jose State University.

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