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SEX OFFENDER HOTLINE
Parents for Megan’s Law, a Stony Brook-based agency established to support victims of child sexual abuse, has received $100,000 in federal funds to set up a nationwide toll-free hotline so callers can obtain information about sex offenders in their communities. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced Monday that he had secured the funds and also unveiled proposed federal legislation requiring state to post comprehensive information on sex offenders on the Internet. Parents for Megan’s Law also will be able to give out this information through its national hotline. While much