Sex offenders should be tagged, says judge

A DISTRICT COURT judge yesterday called for the electronic tagging of convicted paedophiles.

Sex offenders should be tagged, says judge

The system would help the gardaí enormously in the investigation of missing children cases, Judge Michael Pattwell said.

“I have seen first-hand how it operates very successfully in the United States and I have asked several Ministers for Justice to bring it in here,” he added.

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