ST. LOUIS — Police don’t know the whereabouts of nearly 1,300 registered sex offenders in Missouri, including hundreds who fall into the most dangerous category, according to a state audit released Monday. Missouri law requires convicted sex offenders to register their names, addresses and other information with their county law enforcement, most often the sheriff’s department. In 14 counties and the city of St. Louis, the whereabouts of more than 10 per cent of sex offenders is unknown. The most dangerous sex offenders are listed in Tier III for offences that include rape, sodomy or first- or second-degree child molestation. She singled out St. Louis, where 197 of the 244 unaccounted for sex offenders fall into the most dangerous category.

Source: National Post October 01, 2018 15:06 UTC