The shocking truth about the sex offender arrested for the murder of 11-year-old Irvin Harris last week wasn?t just that he was allowed to spend time with the boy; it?s that serious child sex offenders are allowed on the streets at all.

That is what Republican Del. Tony O?Donnell argues. He blames state house Democrats for “watering down” his version of a law passed in May requiring mandatory minimum sentences for child sex offenders.