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6.1 F <br /> ' Page 8 <br /> The Sheriff s SHOP wrut in early 2007 esti.mated that in San Mateo Cotuity: 15 <br /> 0 3,000 minoxs received an oriline sexual solicitation during 2006. <br /> 0 4,300 minors met face tv face w�ith a stranger they first met on-lirie in 20Q6. <br /> e 3,000 minors have been asked by intemet strangers to keep their relationship a secret in ', <br /> addztion to having been fooied about the age of the strangex they first met an-Ii,ne. <br /> While sophisticated tools are available ta identify pernicious v�olators of child pomogxaphy <br /> laws, it takes extensive training and concentr�ted use of the tools to effectively catch on-line <br /> predators. The San Mateo County Sheriff s Offiae was an original and sti.11 ackive member of tlie <br /> "Silicon Va11ey Intemet Crimes Against Childr�n" (ICAC) task farce established in March � <br /> 2003.16 ; <br /> C. Seynai Offender Regisfration <br /> T'hexe are 63,000 registered sex offenders in the state of Califomia. Those wha have committed <br /> crimes such as possession of child pornography, sexual battery, child moles�ation, rape or <br /> indecent exposure axe required to register their whereabouts with the Iocal law �nforcement <br /> agencies after their release from prison, jail, probation, parole or mental hospital. IViost offenders <br /> must nodfy the au�horities annually, but based on the severity of their crimes, some are required <br /> to do so every 9Q days. �� Homeless sex offender parolees must call in every day and meet with <br /> fheir parole officer once a w��k.� A1tho�gh it is a felony not to keep one's registration up to <br /> date, many sex offenders do no� The National Center for Missing and Exploi.ted Children <br /> estimates that of the 600,400 registered s�x offenders nationally, 140,000 more are legally <br /> xequired to regi.ster their whereabouts and haven't d�ne so. <br /> Foz more than 50 years, California has requir�d sex offenders to register with their local law <br /> enforcement age�cies. �iowever, information on �he whexeabouts of these sex offenders was not <br /> available to t�ie public until the implemen#ation of the Child Molester Xdentification Line in Ju�y <br /> Z 995. The inforrnation available was furthcr cx�anded. by California's Megan's Law in 1996 � <br /> (Chapter 908, Stats. of 1996). As of December 2009, 557 xegisbrants in San iViateo Count� of the I, <br /> tota1750 registered sex offenders are subject to disclosure as required by Megan's Law. In San �I <br /> Mateo Cownty 511 sex offenders are xequired by Iaw to registe� with the County Sheriff � �ffice ', <br /> and are then m;onitored by local city police departments. The other 46 sex offenders live in ths '', <br /> unincozporated area of the County and are monitored by the Sheriff s Office. Of the tota15�7 sex <br /> offendexs, 40 are in violation because they have not regis#ered or canr�ot be fouxYd. <br /> Table 1, below, lists the total number of registered sexual offenders by city (as xeported by l.9 <br /> city Police Departments in response to a Grand Jury survey}. Also listed are the number of <br /> Megan's Law registrants an.d Megan's Law xegis�ration vi.olators by city as of December 2009. It <br /> � � Protecting Children Online. Sergeant Bryan Raffaelli & Deteotive Jacc�elinc Chang, presentation to fhe San � <br /> Mateo Cdunty Board of Supervisors, April 13, 2007, i <br /> 16 The ICAC pxogram consisfs of 59 regional task forces that provide tra.ining, networking, and techn.ical assistance � <br /> for member agencies. httv://www.svicac.or�/ � <br /> �� ACLU - htip•//www salon com/news/feature/2006/12/19/offenders/Index.html '',, <br /> 1e httv!lwww cder ca �ov/Parole/Sex Offender Fac�essicas law.html <br /> � httn�/lwww missinQkids comlmissinEkids/servlct/NewsEventServtet?Lan�ua�eCounti�y=en US&Paeeld=3Q81 <br /> � Megan's Law website: www.meQanslaw.ca.�ov/ <br /> 5 <br />