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Forensic Psychiatrist Explains How Experts Evaluate Risk Sex Offenders Will Abuse Again

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Paul Shanley, a defrocked Roman Catholic priest who came to symbolize Boston's clergy sex abuse scandal, was released from prison Friday morning after serving 12 years for raping a child.

Dr. Angeline Stanislaus, a forensic psychiatrist, discusses how experts determine whether a person is sexually dangerous. She joined Morning Edition.

This segment aired on July 28, 2017.

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