Her advocacy particularly focuses on protecting children from abduction and abuse. National center for missing and exploited children. Jacob wetterlings disappearance patty wetterling, who lost her son in 1989, now works to find missing children. Patricia lynn patty wetterling is an american advocate of childrens safety and chair of the national center for missing and exploited children. His mother, patty wetterling, became a prominent advocate for childrens safety, and in 1994 congress passed a crime bill that included the jacob wetterling crimes against children and sex. When your child is missing, your whole world seems to fall apart. National center for missing and exploited children c. Cooper, patty wetterling, daniel broughton, mary graw leary on. Representative candidate for minnesota with five videos in the cspan video library. Patty wetterling is the author of the book, when your child is missing. Inspired by the wetterlings, minnesota parents became.
Remains of jacob wetterling, who went missing in 1989. A minnesota man who confessed to abducting, sexually assaulting and killing 11yearold jacob wetterling 27 years ago was sentenced monday to 20 years in prison on a child pornography count that. It covers topics like safe versus harmful secrets, safe versus harmful touches, and. In recent years wetterling has become one of the most vocal critics of current sex offender registry laws pointing them as overly broad and unnecessarily causing tremendous harm to many. Inspired by wetterlings, parents became advocates for. A family survival guide, along with four other families. Jacob wetterlings killer given 20 years for child porn. Acknowledging the limited research in the field, the contributors use cases featuring children to underscore larger points regarding all missing persons cases.
Her advocacy began after her son jacob was abducted in 1989 and culminated in passa. This fact, however, provides little consolation for the parents of children whose whereabouts and welfare remain unknown. Remembrance, hope and healing thousands turn out for. Inspired by patty and jerry wetterling, who became known nationwide for their advocacy for missing children after their son jacob was kidnapped.
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