Leah's Law advances from committee

MADISON — By unanimous vote, Leah's Law was advanced from the Wisconsin Assembly's Committee on Criminal Justice Wednesday afternoon.

The legislation is being promoted by friends and relatives of Leah Gustafson, who was brutally murdered in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, 2006. Jason Richard Borelli, who had a long history of violent offenses, was later convicted of killing the 29-year-old woman. The law would establish a registry of violent offenders so Wisconsinites will know if one of them resides in their neighborhood.

The measure, Assembly Bill 566, was presented to the Department of Corrections Tuesday. Written and introduced by Reps. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, Frank Boyle, D-Summit, and Suzanne Jeskewitz, R-Menomonee Falls, it would create a registry similar to the state’s sex offender list.

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