Sex Offender Finds A Way Out of Tracking
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010The City is Caught in an Awkward Position
Which is More Important: Community Safety or Individual Rights?
Source acquired via 10 News, June 10, 2010, San Diego – Daniel Zetterholm, 51, molested a 14-year-old child during the 1990s. He spent 13 years in prison, and now he is living somewhere in the downtown San Diego area. Police do not know Zetterholm’s location, and this convicted child molester cannot be tracked via GPS due to a legal loophole.
Offender Slips Through the Crack
Zetterholm registered as a transient, which means that police cannot legally track him. According to Lt. Andra Brown (San Diego Police Department), Zetterholm is “…currently not wanted for any crimes, not on parole or on probation, and not subject to any electronic monitoring at this time.” This is frightening news for San Diego residents who could be living next to a child molester – without knowing about it. In the past, child molesters who have been released on parole have committed other crimes, though these criminals are usually monitored. (more…)
