This whole issue is not only about sex offenders which we all hate and agree should be punished it's more about "CONTROL" and how far the US will go to restrict, regulate and control it's own citizens even when on foreign soil. IMO this happened in the DR and out of the jurisdiction of the US. If you commit a crime in the DR it's up to the DR authorities to prosecute and punish crime committed in their country and DR laws should apply and "NOT" US laws.