100 people on Samoa's sex offender registry

Apia, SAMOA — Five years after the Samoa Government launched a sex offender registry there are just over 100 sex offenders registered, including one woman.

Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo said the registry protected women and children.

In March, Supreme Court Justice, Vui Clarence Nelson, expressed concerns over "serious sex offenders being repatriated to Samoa as returnees without any information," — likely referring to deportations of individuals convicted of sex crimes in American Samoa and other locals.

He said this presented a danger to residents and that the sex offender registry should also ensure proper monitoring of such people.