I'm not surprised that the community is upset about this. Sex offenses are very serious.

They really have to prove themselves. Then their involvement in treatment will be held to a high bar.

When you think about what they have to deal with, and the discussions they need to have in treatment group, it's tough stuff to talk about, and to come to grips with, then do something about.

If we were to treat everybody for the whole length of their sentence we would be facing a significant resource issue.

We look at does a person have a prior sexual offense? Does the offender have a prior non-sexual record? Has that offender offended against a stranger. So, the relationship of the offender to the victim tells you something about the type of risk they pose.

They know there are sex offenders hanging around the community center with kids and at the swimming pool, but they've lacked any legal mechanism to exclude them.