Attorney General's News Release

November 20, 2008

St. Louis County jury commits St. Louis man as sexually violent predator

Clayton, Mo. - A jury in St. Louis County on Wednesday (Nov. 19) found D'Angelo Robertson to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed him to the state treatment center in Farmington. Circuit Judge Gary Gaertner signed the judgment and commitment order.

The Attorney General's Office sought to have Robertson (DOB - 4/19/73) committed as an SVP due to his 1993 conviction in St. Louis County for sexual abuse 1st degree involving an 11-year old girl, for which he received 10 years in prison. A petition for civil commitment was filed May 29, 2008.

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 113 sexually violent predators held in civil commitment in Missouri. Sexually violent predator commitments are handled by the Public Safety Division in the Attorney General's Office. Missouri's sexually violent predator law took effect in January 1999.