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Oct 23, 2007 10:35 am US/Central

Sex Offender Attempts To Castrate Himself

Authorities: Man Feared He Would Offend Again

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) ― A convicted sex offender tried to castrate himself with a knife after apparently having an urge to offend again.

After the 59-year-old Springfield man severed one of his testicles and flushed it down a toilet, he called a friend for help. Paramedics arrived and treated him for his injuries, and he was rushed to the hospital, the Springfield State Journal-Register reported. Police would not identify the man, but say he is expected to survive.

The Journal-Register reports that the man told police he was feared that he was going to harm children.

Police say his sex offense occurred in 1984. He was required to register as a sex offender after that but was not required to register now.

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