Flaw in the New Texas Rape

It is difficult to even put youself in the mindset of a rape survivor. But, imagine living through that horrible crime, then finding the attacker decades later and he can't be prosecuted. That is the reality in Texas for many rape victims, whose offenders were identified through DNA too late to be brought to trial.

But, a new rape law was supposed to fix part of the problem and it does. The law allows the state to put a permanent mark on his record, that is for law enforcement eyes only. The mark will be used by parole officials and police, if there is another offfense.

Here is the flaw. Because these suspects were never convicted, they can't be required to register as sex offenders. That leaves a whole new category of sexual offenders on the streets, who the public and employers will never know about. It is a frightening thought for many people to know that dozens of sex criminals will not be on any database of sex offenders.

Lawmakers say they can't do much to close up the loophole that will stand in a court of law. Many are willing to listen if some brilliant, legal mind has a thought on how to make these sex offenders fess up their secrets. I would love to hear your feedback after you watch the story. http://bit.ly/DawnStories