What would you do if a known paedophile moved to your area?

Answer 1

where i used to live there was a really wierd couple who lived in the flat next to us and we all shared a back garden where my kids played ( 10, 5 , 1) and it was in the local paper about him and what he had done next thing we knew there was choas his windows going through and stuff like that, then when it had all calmed down after a few months me and my family where sat in the garden cos we couldnt let the kids play there alone and when i looked over to near where his house is he had a camera on his shed pointing over to where my garden furniture was and where my kids played. it took all of my persusion to stop my boyfriend from going and doing what i wanted to do myself and we phoned the police and what happend nothing it just went on his record. i phoned the council and the police may times cos he was always hanging around the local schools and all the council said was they couldnt move him cos he hadnt done anything wrong to them!!!!!!!! when the police came to us the policeman even said i cant belive youve not given him good hiding! lucky weve moved from there but i know that the councl are still moving people there without telling them about him. so my advice is all you can do is look after yourself and yours cos no one alse will

Answer 2

I have a registered sex offender move into my neighborhood. It is a 22 year old guy that was charged with sex with a minor. He was 19 and he was dating a 17 year old. The girl's father apparently didn't approve of the relationship and had the guy arrested. Now he is considered a pedophile. That kinda bothers me that he is put on the same level as people who touch 10 year olds.

I don't have any kids so I don't know if I would be too worried about him. But if I had kids I would talk to them about the dangers of talking to strangers and so forth.

I think pedophiles are some of the worst beings in this world. But at the same time I can't judge someone just because the government has labelled them a pedophile. What do I know about what happened?

Answer 3

There is not much you can do without breaking the law and trying to get him to move. We had this problem in a condo complex where we lived. The day before listed our condo for sale we get a notice of a molester living 4 doors down...and we had to disclose it to any potential buyers and lost 2 of them with families. We were fortunate to sell to an elderly woman who didn't worry about the creep. But this "mandatory" disclosure thing to warn parents might be good - but it also hurts some people that are innocent victims.

Answer 4

Mind my own business.

Pedophilia is a disease, and not a character deficiency and while children do need to be protected from such people, why does the burden have to fall on the pedophile to register? I think society would be better served that such people be treated, and then isolated into communities designed for such people, where there would be no children younger than 18. Problem solved.

And for God's sakes, remove people who were high school students when they had sex with their girlfriends/boyfriends who were just a few years younger. Such people are NOT sex offenders, and shouldn't have to be treated as one many years later, like some are being made out to be.

This sex-offender initiative is quite arbitrary if you ask me.

Answer 5

Tell everyone you can in the area! Keep a close watch on your kids! Check out www.watchdog.com to see all the Pedofiles in the area. We have several, you would be suprized how many there actually are. You should also know that there are so many UNREPORTED pedofiles out there. Watch your back , but try to enjoy life without being too paranoid. Don't go outside at night by yourself. Take care, good luck.

Answer 6

I would probably enroll myself and my children in some martial arts and self-defense classes (just in case he/she attacks my children), and I would warn my children about the dangers of such people. I would make sure my kids knew what he/she looked like, but also stress the importance of not harrassing the pedophile in any way. After all, unless we actually saw a person commit a crime, we don't know if or how it actually happened. Also, I wouldn't want my kids angering the pedophile and igniting any problems. I wouldn't want to move because--hey--there can be bad people in any neighborhood. Just my luck that I would move into a new neighborhood only to find out my new neighbor is even worse, like a physcopathic-kidnapping-raping-murdering drug user. So maybe, if anything, I would be thankful for the reminder to educate my children about such things in life, to help better prepare and protect them from such harm. And knowing that they were now consciencious and trained to deal with such things would make me feel better about their safety altogether.

P.S. The website that shows you all the regisitered sex offenders in the US is:

www.familywatchdog.us

You don't have to fill out all the boxes -- simply put your city or zip code, and it will show you the locations, names, and photos of registered sex offenders in your area, and usually a description of what they were convicted of (e.g., adult rape, oral copulation with a person under 14, etc.). But yea, that only points out the "registered" ones... protect your kids in other ways, with education, preparation, and physical training. There are things worse than pedophiles out there... it can never hurt to be prepared.

Answer 7

Id warn all the parents in the area and tell my kids to keep the hell away from him/her. I wouldnt know what to do if someone messed with my kid...especially if i couldve prevented it happening at all...i just hope you dont have a paedophile near you...best of luck if you do though...

Answer 8

I would make sure that the police knew where he/she was living, and that the person is registered on the sexual offender registry if required. I would make sure all the families in the area knew that the person was living there by telling them.

I would keep a close watch on my child and any other child in the area, and would report ANY suspicious activity by the pervert to the police.

I'd probably also make sure that he/she knew that I would kill anyone who hurt my child.

Answer 9

I would go door to door if necessary and notify every single person within a mile radius about his being there. I would watch my kids like a hawk and talk to the police department to make sure he is following all accepted protocol required for residing in the neighborhood. Finally I would never let my guard down.

Answer 10

You should probably keep your children and your self away from that guy. There is a great website that tells you what kind of and where sex offenders live in your area. I checked it when I was moving, you should be aware of your surroundings. Maybe you and your neighbors should have a neighborhood watch group set up.

Answer 11

all the families would know hopefully, netjr said it. There is a law requiring notification of molesters living in your area...one lives right down my street. The notification had his picture, what crime he did, how old the kid was, his shoe size, everything.

I make sure my nieces and nephews never play near his house.