Attorney General's News Release

August 21, 2008

Jefferson County jury commits DeSoto man as sexually violent predator

Hillsboro, Mo. - A jury in Jefferson County today found Robert Brinkman to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed him to the state treatment center in Farmington. Circuit Judge Gary P. Kramer signed the judgment and commitment order.

The office of Attorney General Jay Nixon sought to have Brinkman (DOB - 10/24/62) committed as an SVP due to his 2004 conviction in Jefferson County for statutory sodomy 1st degree involving a six-year old girl, for which he received five years probation. At the same time, Brinkman pled guilty to sexual misconduct involving the same victim and received a sentence of two years in prison. Brinkman also pled guilty to sexual misconduct 3rd degree involving an eight-year old girl in Jefferson County in 2000, for which he served 15 days in the county jail and two years probation. A petition for civil commitment was filed August 8, 2006.

"My office continues to aggressively pursue the indefinite commitment of those who still pose a threat to the public safety of Missourians," Nixon said. "While these offenders are civilly committed, they can receive the treatment they need."

Those committed by the court as sexually violent predators have the right to have their cases reviewed to determine if their mental abnormality has so changed that they are not likely to commit acts of sexual violence if released.

Currently, there are 103 sexually violent predators held in civil commitment in Missouri. Sexually violent predator commitments are handled by the Public Safety Division in Nixon's office. Missouri's sexually violent predator law took effect in January 1999.