Hundreds of Missouri sex offenders now required to wear GPS monitoring devices for life

[TexasTowelie]

ST. LOUIS • A sex offender from St. Charles County thought he had moved on with his life after successfully completing five years of probation for sending webcam photographs of his genitals to an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl.

Now he’s among hundreds of people in Missouri who are learning they must attach GPS monitoring systems to their ankles for life, even though such a requirement wasn’t part of their sentencing agreement.

The devices send out alerts if an offender lingers near a school or a park. Cut the wide black strap and the waterproof device will tell on them.

It beeps to prompt a verbal command from state officials, say to make a payment or report to probation officers immediately.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hundreds-of-missouri-sex-offenders-now-required-to-wear-gps/article_2f21d6bb-1dc2-5395-9513-016fc05ae333.html

[Frustratedlady]

1. I wonder how many of those will be Republicans?

Sure seems like they have their share of offenders.