1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

I urge my representatives, Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Sen. Gary Peters, to support federal legislation strengthening penalties for aggravated sexual offenses against children. Specifically, Congress should: • Make the most severe child sexual abuse crimes eligible for the harshest penalties allowed under law, modeled on Alabama’s Child Predator Death Penalty Act; • Provide federal funding for law enforcement units investigating child exploitation, including online predation; • Support survivor counseling, victim compensation programs, and prevention initiatives; • Encourage judicial review of prior Supreme Court rulings that limit maximum punishments for child sexual abuse so penalties reflect the severity of these crimes. Protecting children from sexual abuse is a moral and legal priority. Please act.