By Eileen Buckley
Buffalo, NY – US Senator Charles Schumer is calling for a national sex offender registry.
Schumer appeared in Buffalo Monday morning with Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark. He says the federal government must step up laws to stop sex offenders from repeating their crimes.
Schumer says too many sex offenders are crossing state lines to commit the same crime in other states.
"We calling for federal standards that every state has to meet, in terms of registering offenders," Schumer said. "We're calling for a national registry, so that when offenders cross state lines, they're still known to the community."
Schumer says across the US, there are more than 100,000 sex offenders who are not registered. Under Megan's Law, New York State has its own sex offender registry.
There are 780 registered sex offenders in Erie County. Clark says a national registry would clear up certain deficiencies with the current registration system in New York State.