Originally Posted by t walgamuth

The trouble with Vermont's study is that a good many molestations of children go unreported ever so the true number for offenders is much higher than reported and by that logic the recending rate is higher than reported as well.

We had a man in our church who was a serial molester. He died and was never charged or convicted.

We had another man in our church who was caught convicted and did time, then returned to attend our church afterward. I never trusted him. Its a tough call. As Christians we are taught to forgive but statistics show that people who are attracted to children sexually continue to be so inclined even after a conviction....hence the registry so people can know if there is a sex offender in the neighborhood.

Sex laws can be abused by authorities too though. I know a young man well who was over 18 and given the responsibility of coaching a girls softball team. He had sexual contact with an underage girl (not sure what exactly transpired). He was sort of an immature kid whose family we were good friends with. He used to babysit our kids when younger. I remember having a conversation with his dad about his trial, etc. His dad decided to not spend the required 10K to give him a proper defense, I think they took a plea. I thought his dad made a big mistake there. Now the kid is a registered sex offender for the rest of his life.



I know another young man well who was a volunteer assistant cross country coach who had some sexual contact with an underage girl (did not have sex I understand) and also did time.

Both of the guys were sort of immature and or not real attractive physically.

But the child molesters I have no use for.