43 sex offenders in community ‘high-risk’

A total of 43 convicted sex offenders living in the community under a multi-agency management programme have been deemed to pose a “high” or “very high” risk of reoffending.

Some 146 sex criminals were being monitored under the Sex Offender Risk Assessment and Management (Soram) scheme at the beginning of this year. Their crimes include rape, sexual assault, and defilement of a child, as well as possession, production, or distribution of child abuse imagery. They range in age from 20 to 81.