Angela Shelton Declares War on Sexual Predators
She Demands Congress fund it like one.
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (PRWEB) October 13, 2006 -- In the wake of news that Congressman Mark Foley acted in a predatory manner towards the pages he was elected to protect, Angela Shelton has brought a challenge to Congress.
At a Press Conference organized by PROTECT.org at the National Press Club in Washington DC on October 5th, the model, filmmaker and child safety advocate demanded that every member of congress bring the commitment of fighting the war against people who prey on children back to their home districts in each of their states.
"While America is shocked, I am not," stated Shelton, "The overwhelming majority of child sexual predators are people we know, people we like, people who look like the very people who would never rape a child. They are our fathers, coaches, family members, teachers, doctors, clergy, and yes, even our elected officials."
In a characteristically bold move, the vehemently non-partisan Shelton also took on California's Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger:
"California is a very dangerous place to live if you are a child," She said.
Referring to statistics from the National Association to Protect Children, PROTECT.org, Shelton noted that there are over 106,000 registered sex offenders in California. 50,000 are under absolutely no supervision in local communities and 20,000 are flat out missing from the registry.
"In California, much like in Congressman Mark Foley's congress, we have a Governor who says one thing and does another. Arnold Schwarzenegger claims to have the toughest laws in the nation on sexual predators, but with his ballot initiative he fought to keep child pornography laws a misdemeanor," she said.
She closed her statement with an aggressive but timely demand: "Today we declare war. We will fight it like a war, and we want congress to fund it like one."
For a video of Angela Shelton's statement, visit: http://www.angelashelton.com/
About Angela Shelton
After receiving accolades for the film, Tumbleweeds, Hollywood screenwriter, model and actress, Angela Shelton set out to create a documentary that surveyed women in America by interviewing women who shared her name. She soon found that 70% had been victims of rape, childhood sexual assault and/or domestic violence. The multi-award winning documentary, Searching for Angela Shelton started a grassroots movement of healing for survivors of abuse of all genders; and due to the overwhelming audience response to her and her film, the Angela Shelton Foundation was created with the mission of inspiring and empowering all survivors of abuse to heal and lead joyful lives. Angela continues to write and perform and is dedicated to projects that create catharsis and bring awareness to important issues. She is also Safe Side Superchick in The Safe Side children's series from the creators of Baby Einstein.
To see more, visit:
http://www.angelashelton.com | http://searchingforangelashelton.com | http://angelashelton.org
For The National Association to PROTECT Children, go to: http://www.PROTECT.org
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