The call for longer prison sentences following the murder of Sarah Payne is understandable. Unfortunately, this does not solve the problem of what to do with paedophiles in the long term.
Could the law be changed so paedophiles can be detained as potentially dangerous under the mental health act?
-Kevin Dean, Preston Road, Brighton
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