Sex Offender Released From State Pen

Police say a man convicted of raping four Fargo women in 19-92 is moving into a Jamestown motel...  More »

Police say a man convicted of raping four Fargo women in 19-92 is moving into a Jamestown motel today, after serving his sentence. 37-year old Gero Mahto has also finished a chemical addiction treatment program. Officials say he'll be on supervised probation. Just before his release from the state pen in Bismarck this morning, Mahto was fitted with Global Positioning System equipment. Mahto originally was sentenced to two ten-year prison terms and ten years of probation, but his stay was shortened with credit for good time and parole on the first sentence. He was released in August before being sent back to complete treatment. A civil commitment attempt failed last year. Officials say Mahto is one of about 20 convicted sex offenders statewide who are being tracked by G-P-S equipment.  « Less