Controversy continues to surround Judge Matthew Dowd's decision to sentence two sex offenders to probation.

Orlando Paul Cisneros was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl...he's out on probation, as is Federico Mendoza, who tried to meet young girls online.

Advocates are focusing on the decision, and the public is speaking out.

Nikki Delaney works for Cyberwatch -- a group that tries to catch sex offenders online.

She was stunned by the probation sentences for Cisneros, and the man she helped catch, Mendoza.

She says the public needs to act.

The community is well ahead of her.

Officials say sentencing guidelines are just that -- guidelines.

In the cisneros case -- Judge Dowd has said the defendant suffered with depression...and there was no long-term harm to the victim.

That doesn't mean his decision is final.

The family of the victim in the Cisneros case says they will appeal.

There is a partial transcript of Judge Dowd's sentencing proceeding here.