TX AUDRII CUNNINGHAM: Missing from Livingston, TX - 15 Feb 2024 - Age 11 *Found Deceased**PLEA DEAL*

11-year-old Audrii Cunningham's mom says missing girl's backpack may have been found in search area

"Right now, I'm empty," the mother of the missing 11-year-old said. "I'm being told that they have possibly found her backpack in this area, but no signs of her."

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Amber Alert triggered for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who may have been abducted, Texas DPS says​

Texas authorities are working on an active investigation for a missing 11-year-old girl from Livingston.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Audrii Cunningham was last seen at about 7 a.m. on Feb. 15 in the 100 block of Lakeside Drive in Polk County.

Her family first reported Audrii missing at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday when she didn't arrive home on the school bus. The investigation then discovered that Audrii never got on the school bus that morning.

According to Lt. Craig Cummings with Texas DPS, investigators are actively talking with persons of interest in the case. They have search boats in the area and are bringing in dogs and additional equipment.

In a press conference on Friday afternoon, Lt. Cummings described the situation as an "all-hands-on-deck investigation." The FBI is assisting the Texas Rangers, the Polk County and San Jacinto County sheriff's offices.

DPS refused to give any further specifics about how Audrii may have vanished. They are talking with persons of interest. Audrii's family is said to be fully cooperating with authorities.

"The focus right now is on bringing Audrii home," Lt. Cummings said.

Adding that "no tip is too small," authorities urge anyone who may have seen Audrii to contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 936-327-6810.

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Texas enacts 'Audrii's Law' to close sex offender registry loophole

Texas enacts "Audrii's Law" to close loophole for sex offenders, following the tragic death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham.

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Texas enacts 'Audrii's Law' to close sex offender registry loophole​

Many new laws took effect this year in Texas, including “Audrii’s Law,” named after 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who was killed last year by a man staying on her family’s property.

Back in May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed “Audrii’s Law,” or House Bill 2000, closing a loophole that let some convicted criminals avoid the sex offender registry.

“I’m not only asking, I’m begging that we close this loophole, and we make sure that my granddaughter’s death is not in vain,” said Cunningham’s grandmother, Tabitha Munsch.


The new law adds child grooming to the list of registry-required crimes.

“That now is a mandatory registration offense, and also it also requires now that you can’t be plea bargained out,” said Brit Featherston with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.

Featherston said the law helps to fill a dangerous loophole.

“That’s what this new law does. It actually fills in that gap and prevents that one person from slipping through the cracks and reoffending again when we should have known where he lived. We should have had law enforcement eyes on him, and we should have been protecting the community,” he said.

 

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Texas enacts 'Audrii's Law' to close sex offender registry loophole

Texas enacts "Audrii's Law" to close loophole for sex offenders, following the tragic death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham.

www.12newsnow.com

Texas enacts 'Audrii's Law' to close sex offender registry loophole​

Many new laws took effect this year in Texas, including “Audrii’s Law,” named after 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who was killed last year by a man staying on her family’s property.

Back in May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed “Audrii’s Law,” or House Bill 2000, closing a loophole that let some convicted criminals avoid the sex offender registry.

“I’m not only asking, I’m begging that we close this loophole, and we make sure that my granddaughter’s death is not in vain,” said Cunningham’s grandmother, Tabitha Munsch.


The new law adds child grooming to the list of registry-required crimes.

“That now is a mandatory registration offense, and also it also requires now that you can’t be plea bargained out,” said Brit Featherston with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.

Featherston said the law helps to fill a dangerous loophole.

“That’s what this new law does. It actually fills in that gap and prevents that one person from slipping through the cracks and reoffending again when we should have known where he lived. We should have had law enforcement eyes on him, and we should have been protecting the community,” he said.

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