It is no secret that each of us are entitled and privileged to have rights also known as our Civil Rights. The concept that I'm unable to grasp is the simple fact that rights are still given to child molesters and rapists.
This topic will have 2 parts. Part 1, I'm going to be providing you 2 detailed examples of how close to home child molesters can be. Part 2 will explain some of the existing laws and the molester/rapist rights.
Example 1:
I lived in a Stafford neighborhood with my 2 kids and my babysitter who just happened to be my mom. We lived down 610 from 1998 - 2004 in a warm cozy townhouse. On one side of us, we had a neighbor who never seemed to be home and her grass was just about as tall as our 6ft fence. On the other side, we had some friendly neighbors a couple and their children which consisted of 1 female and 2 male. Their youngest child was male and attended high school. He was a well known kid around the neighborhood. He played well with other children on nearly a daily basis. Strangely though, he was always shy around adults but there was no doubt in most of the adults mind that he'd be the perfect babysitter, simply because he got along with all the kids including mine.
One evening, a couple in the neighborhood had permitted this teenager to watch their children ages 5 and 7. No problem with that, right? Wrong! A few hours into babysitting sirens were sounding off, police cars surrounded the end unit town home and practically the entire neighborhood frantically watched and wondered what was going on. Were the kids O.K.? Soon, cops began to interview everyone, asking questions about this teenager. Being that we lived next door to them, the police officers were knocking at my door. We co-operated the best we could and answered every question but still, we really didn't know much about this kid.
We politely asked the police officer the purpose of his questioning and there it came, the shocking news that this kid had attempted to molest one of those children. He told us that the older child had walked in the bedroom with the teenager inappropriately touching the younger child. The cop also told us, that this was the teenagers 2nd offense! The cops had confiscated sheets and clothing as evidence. The following day, the entire family immediately moved out of the neighborhood and they were never heard from again.
Example 2:
Who would ever expect to work with a child molester? Well, sadly enough, I can truthfully say that I had that experience in 2007. He appeared normal and seemed credible; after all, he was retired from the Armed Services. He had a wife who was confined to a wheelchair along with 3 children: 1 boy and 2 girls. No one ever met his family; however, his cubicle had plenty of family pictures. The family appeared to be very happy. He often spoke about some of the trips and concerts the family attended. One specific story I remember him telling was when he took his wife to an Aerosmith concert for their 10th anniversary. The surprise was front row tickets because of her handicap. I specifically recall telling him that I was jealous and laughing about it.
After working with the company for almost a year, he came to work one day and informed the team that his wife had asked for a divorce. The entire was shocked and tried giving him support by assisting him with his tasks and just trying to help him through it, especially those team members who had been through a divorce themselves, including me. It was during this time that I too was separating from my spouse as well. The team just couldn't comprehend why his wife wouldn't allow him to see his daughters but only his son. He told everyone that his daughters wouldn't speak to him. One team member went so far and offered him a temporary place to stay in her basement. No one knew his dark secret.
A few months had passed by and his divorce was almost final. For some strange reason he had stopped coming to work. He didn't even bother calling anyone to let us know if he were sick or simply taking the day off. Almost a week passed by before the police showed up at the work place and confiscating his work computer. Still, no one knew what was going on until the next day. A team member came to work with the Fredericksburg newspaper and his name written in it. On March 28, 2008, this 42 year old man was charged with 21 counts aggravated sexual battery and 10 counts object sexual penetration. He committed these crimes on his daughters!
How is it that in both my examples, everyone seemed to be fooled by these disgusting and obviously sick people? I'm sure story's like these shamefully happen everyday.
One evening, a couple in the neighborhood had permitted this teenager to watch their children ages 5 and 7. No problem with that, right? Wrong! A few hours into babysitting sirens were sounding off, police cars surrounded the end unit town home and practically the entire neighborhood frantically watched and wondered what was going on. Were the kids O.K.? Soon, cops began to interview everyone, asking questions about this teenager. Being that we lived next door to them, the police officers were knocking at my door. We co-operated the best we could and answered every question but still, we really didn't know much about this kid.
We politely asked the police officer the purpose of his questioning and there it came, the shocking news that this kid had attempted to molest one of those children. He told us that the older child had walked in the bedroom with the teenager inappropriately touching the younger child. The cop also told us, that this was the teenagers 2nd offense! The cops had confiscated sheets and clothing as evidence. The following day, the entire family immediately moved out of the neighborhood and they were never heard from again.
Example 2:
Who would ever expect to work with a child molester? Well, sadly enough, I can truthfully say that I had that experience in 2007. He appeared normal and seemed credible; after all, he was retired from the Armed Services. He had a wife who was confined to a wheelchair along with 3 children: 1 boy and 2 girls. No one ever met his family; however, his cubicle had plenty of family pictures. The family appeared to be very happy. He often spoke about some of the trips and concerts the family attended. One specific story I remember him telling was when he took his wife to an Aerosmith concert for their 10th anniversary. The surprise was front row tickets because of her handicap. I specifically recall telling him that I was jealous and laughing about it.
After working with the company for almost a year, he came to work one day and informed the team that his wife had asked for a divorce. The entire was shocked and tried giving him support by assisting him with his tasks and just trying to help him through it, especially those team members who had been through a divorce themselves, including me. It was during this time that I too was separating from my spouse as well. The team just couldn't comprehend why his wife wouldn't allow him to see his daughters but only his son. He told everyone that his daughters wouldn't speak to him. One team member went so far and offered him a temporary place to stay in her basement. No one knew his dark secret.
A few months had passed by and his divorce was almost final. For some strange reason he had stopped coming to work. He didn't even bother calling anyone to let us know if he were sick or simply taking the day off. Almost a week passed by before the police showed up at the work place and confiscating his work computer. Still, no one knew what was going on until the next day. A team member came to work with the Fredericksburg newspaper and his name written in it. On March 28, 2008, this 42 year old man was charged with 21 counts aggravated sexual battery and 10 counts object sexual penetration. He committed these crimes on his daughters!
How is it that in both my examples, everyone seemed to be fooled by these disgusting and obviously sick people? I'm sure story's like these shamefully happen everyday.
