Publicizing of info on sex offenders who target minors gains support

A NEW DOCUMENT ISSUED by the judiciary in Cixi, East China's Zhejiang province, says information on sex offenders targeting minors will be made public and it will remain in the public domain during the offenders' probation period and even after their release. This is a welcome move for the protection of minors, but it should be implemented carefully, says a comment in Beijing News:

Many countries make such information public because offenders are known to commit such crimes again after being freed. The cases against child molesters will be made public to prevent other minors from being attacked.

The Cixi judiciary's move has won wide public support because there have been too many cases in which minors have been sexually violated. In a recent case, young girls were reported to have been raped but the sex offenders got lighter punishments in the name of "prostitution". The public expects the judiciary to better protect minors from sex offenders.