Article: SEX OFFENDER LIST UNVEILED; DATABASE HAS INFORMATION ON 125 LOCAL MOLESTERS.(NEWS)

Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer

A statewide computer database, opened to public viewing at police and sheriff's stations Tuesday, lists 125 registered sex offenders living in Valencia, Saugus, Canyon Country, Newhall and Castaic.

The Megan's Law CD-ROM - named for a 7-year-old New Jersey girl whose murder by a repeat sex offender living in her neighborhood prompted passage of laws regarding public notification of rapists, pedophiles, molesters and similar criminals - can be viewed by anyone over 18 years old, except convicted sex offenders.

At the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station, those who want to read the files may do so ...

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