(WHAS11) - Many parents know there's a law on the books banning convicted sex offenders from living near where their children play. But that law has been tweaked temporarily.
Because of a Kentucky State Supreme Court ruling, sex offenders convicted before 2006 can now live near parks, day cares and playgrounds.
"That is so frustrating because our children are the most precious things we have," said grandmother Elsa Robles. "They should be nowhere near where our children are playing, going to school or anything like that."
But Lucy Lee, Director of The Exploited Children's Help Organization, says there are plenty of sex offenders whose pictures aren't posted on the sex offender registry website.
"There are many hundreds, probably thousands of sex offenders that are walking the streets every day that are not convicted," said Director of ECHO Lucy Lee.
And picture or no picture, she says a law written on paper isn't going to keep your child safe.