Missouri – A jury in the City of St. Louis has ordered the civil commitment of Bobby Davis after finding that he meets Missouri’s legal definition of a Sexually Violent Predator, concluding a case brought by the Attorney General’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit. The ruling puts Davis under the hands of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, where he will stay locked up for care, control, and therapy.
The commitment came after a jury trial that examined Davis’s criminal record and mental health at the time. Prosecutors said that Davis continues to pose a threat to public safety because of what he did in the past and what medical experts reported. After looking at the evidence, the jurors all agreed that he meets the requirements for commitment under state law.
Court records presented at the trial show that Davis has been se*ually violent for a long time, going back to the 1980s. That past includes being found guilty in 1999 of se*ually assaulting numerous youngsters…