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Legislature Passes Rapist Bill

The Legislature has passed a bill that warns residents when a sexual offender moves into their community and keep current and repeat sexual offenders in jail longer.

Beryl Chong reports from Jefferson City.

The Legislature voted unanimously to pass a bill that warns people when a sexual predator moves into their neighborhood, keeps repeat and multiple sexual offenders in jail longer and requires those in jail to go through rehabilitation programs .

Senator Betty Sims, sponsor of the bill, says it all started 3 years ago.

Under this bill, both pedophiles and rapists would be required to attend The Missouri's Sexual Offenders Program.

According to Senator Sims, sexual offenders who attend this program have a recidivism rate of less than 3 %.

The bill now goes to Governor Carnahan's office.

In Jefferson City, I'm Beryl Chong.