Megan’s Killer Asks Jury to Spare His Life
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The child molester whose slaying of Megan Kanka led to passage of Megan’s Law pleaded with a jury in Trenton, N.J., to spare his life, taking the floor shortly after the 7-year-old’s father described her to the panel as “Mom’s little homemaker.” Jesse Timmendequas, 36, in an emotionless, 30-second statement, said he was sorry for what he did to the little girl who lived across the street. In a nearly two-hour closing argument, defense attorney Roy Greenman said Timmendequas should get life in prison because he was abused as a child.
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