A few years back a teacher in a New York State elementary school was convicted of molesting eight young boys. He now is serving 12 years in prison and is an official pedophile.
Now he wants to see his 5-year-old daughter whom he has not seen since she was 18 months old. He says his crime should not keep him from seeing his daughter. The mom and others tend to disagree.
My thoughts? This man is a convicted child molester. We try to do all we can to keep these kinds of monsters away from all children. Do his genes make it okay for him to be near this five year old? In my opinion he gave up all rights as a father in doing what he did.
Why should he be granted any sort of goodness in life?
Read the story here and tell me what you think. Should a child molester be allowed to have contact with a 5-year-old daughter?
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No. Just no.
When she is an adult is capable of understanding his crime and making her own decisions then she can decide if she wants to build a relationship with him. In my opinion his crime removes that right from him.
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I don’t think so. And hopefully it stays that way.
I think the kid should be kept safe (and therefore away from her father). If she decides she wants to give him a chance when she’s a grown women, so be it.
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No. No. No.
I think substantial harm — maybe not physical, but certainly emotional, would occur if the 5 yo was forced to see a parent convicted of pedophila. That’s just crazy that this needs to go to court!
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No.She is a child and is relying on others to protect her. They should.
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I’ll be your devil’s advocate here. I think, WITH SUPERVISION ONLY, a short visit every now and then might be ok. He’s likely going to have to be a registered sex offender for life once he’s out, so getting personal, unsupervised visits is probably a non-issue. I do agree that she’s too young to correctly “decide” herself if she wants to see him. But I don’t know that the mom should get to make the decision herself – a judge should likely weigh both sides and make a (hopefully) impartial determination. It’s a tough call though.
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