Arnold backs "surrogate stalking" bill

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to back a bill aimed at preventing "surrogate stalking" of children -- legislation that was written to curtail the activities of admitted pedophile Jack McClellan who posts online locations to watch children.
McClellan, who moved to Southern California this year, has been ordered by a judge to stay more than 30 feet away from places where children gather anywhere in California. He has not been accused of assaulting children, but has been public about his attraction to young girls and posted pictures of children and addresses of good locations to watch them on his website before it was shut down.
The bill, AB 534, by Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, would make it a misdemeanor to publish information that is intended to assist in the commission of a crime against a child, such as posting online locations of where children can be found.
The announcement was an unusual show of strong support by the governor because he rarely publicly announces positions on pending legislation before they get to his desk.