In Germany, a heads-up move by an abducted girl and the man who found her note led to freedom:

The girl's handwritten note was found by a man near trash containers in the neighborhood where she was held for five weeks only about a half-mile from her home. In it, the girl begged the finder to alert police and included the address where she was being held and the name of her kidnapper.

Christian Avenarius, a spokesman for city prosecutors, said the note read "this is no joke" and "it's a matter of life and death."

She was held for 5 weeks and the kidnapper has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping. He had previously spent 3 years in prison for abusing a minor.

I'm a strong believer in grace, I'm having a very difficult time reconsciling that with those who would sexually assault others, especially minors. Recidivism rates are so high for this particular crime. What can fix that problem? I'm not sure, but my only suggestions are lawsuits and emasculation. If every victim of a repeat offender sued the local courts for failing to deal properly with dangerous criminals, penalties would stiffen out of necessity (assuming they could get a fair trial). Alternatively, emasculation may be considered cruel and unusual today, but the true cruelty is the victim having to pull her (or his) life back together after the trauma of being sexually assaulted. And once you start chopping, before too long, it will no longer be unusual either.