RALEIGH, N.C. - The House is unanimously supporting a plan to crack down on convicted sex offenders who use social networking Web sites.

The proposal makes it a low-grade felony for such offenders to use sites that are accessible to children. It was approved Wednesday on a 117-0 vote.

The law would also prohibited sex offenders from changing their names to avoid showing up on the state’s registered sex offender list.

Attorney General Roy Cooper praised the House vote. He said the plan will give law enforcement officers better tools to fight criminals who want to hurt children.

The vote sends the proposal back to the Senate, where members approved a similar plan last year.

Source: statesville.com/