Tracking Georgia sex offenders is now law | ANF Investigates

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Tracking Georgia sex offenders is now law | ANF Investigates

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Published on Dec 12, 2023, 6:00:00 PM
Total time: 00:21:21

Episode Description

27-year-old Mariam Abdulrab was abducted from her boyfriend's driveway in 2021 and later shot and killed. Police soon arrested DeMarcus Brinkley, a repeat sex offender in Georgia with a long rap sheet, including child molestation.

As a repeat offender, Brinkley should have been fitted with an ankle monitor. But a loophole in Georgia law allowed him to slip through the tracks, a loophole that was exposed by Atlanta News First Investigative Reporter Rachel Polansky.

Now, follow Atlanta News First Investigates as Abdulrab's family and friends fight for justice, and learn how our coverage of Mariam's legacy brought a major change to how Georgia monitors its convicted sex offenders.

Read our full coverage here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/mariamslaw/

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