Recent electronic tracker damage case raises concerns over sex offender monitoring

While More Than 5,000 Sexual Offenders Are Set To Be Released Over Three Years Starting Next Year, Concerns Are Rising Over A Shortage Of Dedicated Staff For Post-release Monitoring. The Electronic Monitoring System Meant To Prevent Repeat Crimes Is Under Strain As Each Staffer’s Workload Has Grown And Violations And Reoffenses Have Continued, Raising Questions About Its Ability To Cope. According To Indictments And Court Rulings Submitted By The Ministry Of Justice And The Supreme Court To Rep. Kim Dong-ah Of The Ruling Democratic Party Of Korea (DPK), Wednesday, Cho Doo-soon, Who Raped An 8-year-old Girl In 2008, Damaged The External Antenna Of A Home Monitoring Device At His Residence In Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, In June Last Year. Cho Was Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison And Released In 2020. He Has Since Been Under Intensive 24-hour Location Monitoring. According To The Ruling, Cho Smashed The Antenna Under The Delusion That It Was Beaming Radio Waves Into His Brain. The Device’s Cellular Signal Weakened Sharply, But A Probation Officer Found The Damage Only Six Days Later During

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