The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of a lower court’s ruling, saying the sex offender failed to present evidence that a lifetime electronic monitoring requirement is unconstitutional.
The woman sued the state Department of Corrections, arguing that electronic monitoring for the rest of her life violates her Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. Her attorney also argued that women are different and much less likely to be repeat offenders.
During a December court hearing, Michael Patton with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office said that the parolee, known by the initials F.S., needs to be monitored for life.
“The fact that F.S. raped an 11-year-old specifically, is important. Sexual offenses against children are just different,” he said. “They suggest a different level of dangerousness for purposes of the Fourth Amendment analysis, and that goes to the state’s interest in imposing GPS monitoring.”
The sex offender was paroled about four years ago.
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