question for employers. Have you ever hired a convicted sex offender and why?

Question

Did you feel like he had paid for his crime and that he deserved to work and be a productive member of society?

Answer 1

I believe that everybody (criminals or not) deserves a second chance. However, one need to be careful on the job responsibility in hiring ex-criminals. If his crime is sex-related, avoid giving him a job with young girls. This is to avoid temptation and him falling into crimes again.

Answer 2

It is legal to ask an applicant if s/he has been convicted of a felony, and to deny the applicant employment on that basis. Most employers who ask that question on applications will not hire anyone who was convicted of a felony due to the potential liabilities involved.

For every felon who has paid for their crime and is ready to re-enter society, there is another who is going to bring a weapon to work the first time s/he gets a performance warning.

That being said, we have identified a couple of paroled child sex offenders in our employee population (many websites now offer identification on local offenders.) We elected not to take any adverse action due to the fact that our company does not involve any dealings with children and the potential risk was extremely minimal.

Answer 3

I work next door to a guy that spent 10 years in prison for raping a woman.
we have good relations work wise, hes not a friend just a neighbour that I say good morning too.

I can tell you though, he doesn't have much respect for women, I dont know, call it women's intuition, just the way he looks at them and the tone in his voice when he is talking to you.

My personal belief is, ANYONE that has committed a sexual offense, has a screw loose somewhere, there is absolutely NO NEED to commit a sexual offense when there are women willing to provide services for men at a cost.

My answer would be NO, I would no employ a sexual offender.
I think there is something deep within their mind that NO one is allowed or can get into.