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
Fri, 14 Jan, 2005 - 00:00
Cormac O’Keeffe and Mary Dundon

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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