Collin County D.A. Releases Child Molesters

This story is pretty hard to believe. Last year, the Murphy Police Department arrested 23 child molesters in conjunction with NBC Dateline and a citizens group called Perverted Justice. The police had the internet records where these perverts arranged to meet for sex with Perverted Justice operatives they thought were underage children. They also had VIDEO TAPE of the perverts actually showing up at the house where they believed underage children lived.

Now in Texas, the internet transcripts alone are enough to convict the perverts. The tapes are just icing on the cake. With this kind of evidence, you'd think that these molesters would be going to prison for a while -- where they belong. But not in Collin County!

Collin County (Texas) prosecutors have dismissed the charges against all 23 child molesters. Prosecutors all over the country have had no trouble at all prosecuting these cases, but the Collin County DA's office says they didn't have enough evidence.

Are they really trying to tell us that internet transcripts, video tapes, and police and civilian witnesses aren't enough to put these perverts away?

First, the DA's office tried to say they didn't have juristiction because the computers or servers needed to be located in Collin County. But that argument doesn't fly. All of the internet conversations went through a server located in Collin County, giving them all the juristiction they need.

Then they tried to say that Perverted Justice wouldn't give them evidence or testify. Perverted Justice founder Xavier Von Erck says they were never asked for more evidence, and would have been happy to testify if asked. He said, "We've gone from questioning the competency of the Collin County Prosecutor's Office to questioning their sanity."

As most people know, child molesters are highly likely to re-offend. When any or all of these 23 commit a new crime against children, the blame will have to be shared by the Collin County District Attorney's Office.

Sounds like the good people of Collin County need to elect a new District Attorney. They need one that will put molesters in prison -- not release them.