Data on location of sex offenders no longer available to communities

There were 173 paedophiles, rapists, and other sex offenders living in communities having been released from prison after serving sentences for crimes including defilement of a child, sexual exploitation, and aggravated sexual assault.

Communities can no longer access information relating to the location of convicted sex offenders after the Department of Justice told the agency responsible for monitoring them to stop publishing annual reports.

The exact location of sex offenders following their release from prison is not available to members of the public.