8-26-2016 Missouri:
A man from Greene County has been committed to the Department of Mental Health because he's a sexual predator.
Investigators have shown Sterling A. Mitchell, 70, has a history of offenses against young girls dating back to the 1950's.
He was arrested twice and served time on both charges.
The state has determined Mitchell is likely to abuse again so he's been sentenced to a mental health facility for an undetermined amount of time.
Evidence was presented at trial that Mitchell, a diagnosed pedophile, had an extensive history of sodomizing and molesting pre-pubescent girls dating to the 1950's.
He was not caught for the first time until 1990, when at the age of 44 he sodomized two girls, ages five and seven.
Mitchell told police he thought the children were mature enough to give permission and that he was educating them.
After serving a prison sentence and participating in sex-offender treatment, he was caught again in 2003 for sodomizing a pre-teen girl over a three-year span.
Mitchell said that if he was released into the community again, he wants to volunteer to work with children.
The jury found that he has a mental abnormality and is more likely than not to commit an offense again.
“The purpose of the sexually violent predator law is to keep our streets safer,” says Attorney General Chris Koster. “Sterling Mitchell is a dangerous man who has harmed numerous children, and he must be kept where he cannot harm any others.”
..Source.. by John Thomas
10-31-16 Minnesota:
