http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004384732_gps01m.htmlDOC chief says victims will get earlier notice
David TorrenceThe head of the state Department of Corrections has ordered that victims of sex crimes must be notified when those convicted of the attacks remove their state-issued GPS tracking device. DOC Secretary Eldon Vail's mandate comes less than a week after David Torrence, a Level 3 offender, apparently sliced off his ankle bracelet and vanished from the Snohomish area. The Monroe woman who was raped by Torrence in 1995 when she was 15 said Tuesday that Vail's action is a little late. "I'm glad they are trying to change their policy, but I can't believe they didn't do it before," said the woman. "I never thought I would be living through this nightmare again. I just hope he goes to prison where he belongs." The woman said that with Torrence on the loose, she's afraid to leave her house and is worried about the safety of her five children...
