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Colombia to put sex criminals on display

11:25 H | Topics: Children - Colombia - Justice

Starting in September of this year, sexual predators in Colombia will have a harder time hiding from their crimes. Colombian prosecutors have turned over the names of 275 child molesters to the Bogota government in order to display their photos all over the capital city.

Colombia's general prosecutor, Mario Iguarán, calls the campaign "Muros de la la Infamia" ("Walls of Infamy") and will include the personal information of the offenders. This of course raises the question among many of what would happen if one of the people on the posters is actually innocent.

But Colombia doesn't seem to be considering that possibility. They are far too concerned with what seems to be a growing problem in Colombia. Back in 2006, 7 out of 10 rapes in the country was committed against a minor, leading the government to propose chemical castration for criminals. Spain's 20 Minutos reports that this year alone there have been 1,069 molestations in Colombia and 300 aggravated sexual assaults against children.

Via / 20 Minutos

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