Pending release of civilly committed sex offender spurs scrutiny

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Pending release of civilly committed sex offender spurs scrutiny

by Paul Demko
Published: February 15,2012
Time posted: 5:45 pm
Tags: Dennis Benson, George Widseth, Glen Gruenhagen, Jim Abeler, Lucinda Jesson, Minnesota Sex Offender Program

The pending release of civilly committed sex offender Clarence Opheim has provoked sparring between the GOP House leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton. On Wednesday legislators took up the charged issue in a committee hearing, but the dialogue was considerably less heated.

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