Can a father be around his kids after charges like this...?

Question

A friend of mine who has two little kids, Is in jail....he fought and went to trial, they charged him with "attempt lewd and lasivious molestation". He says he is innocent, People that know him back him, But noadays you never know...He will be in jail for a few yrs. When he gets realesed will he be allowed to be around his kids?

Answer 1

Depends. How well he did in jail ( behavior wise ) but with those charges its most likely he can but with supervision
( only if the mother of the children say its ok] . But he's not going to be able to hang with them alone. But what it seems like its not going to look good.

Answer 2

Yes, he is still their father and unless their mother (or other guardian) attempts to stop him, he still has rights. The mother of his children (or other guardian) can request things like only supervised visits, no custody and no visitation rights, and/or a restraining order. But those things have to be approved through the courts.
Just because he says he is innocent and other people think he is probably innocent doesn't mean anything. The courts would have had to have some evidence of his crime before they put him in jail, so the mother can use that crime to support her when she requests that he be denied custody rights. It is sad, but true, that people in all walks of life, from all backgrounds and families and in any country can prey on children in this horrible way.

Answer 3

Although the ANSWER should be .. NEVER should he EVER be around children again -- and yes, he should be tracked for life as a Sexual Predator ...

The REAL Answer (SADLY) is:

Some Liberal Judge and the Liberal Child Protective Services will quickly and without any sense of conscious whatsoever, will move him from Supervised to Unmonitored to Unsupervised, Unmonitored visitations -- thus, endangering the Children once again .. and I can assure you that this HAPPENS quite often .. and the children are once again VICTIMIZED and there is not much that the Responsible Parent can do about it.

Answer 4

It depends on the stipulations of his release he may not be becuase he will be registered as a sex offender and they are not allowed to be around children wether they are his or not. Has he appealed the decision if you think he is innocent he should be able to appeal and get heard again. There must be some evidence though for him to be convicted on what is the whole story about what happened?

Answer 5

If your friend even entertains visitation without supervision, shame on her. Unfortunately these crimes are harsh, but why take a chance on the innocence of a child? As a parent you must protect your children even from the most unlikely enemy. But his conviction is enough evidence to be cast a warning flag!!

Answer 6

Yes, I think he will but it will be up to the mother of his children and DHS. My ex was charged with and found guilty of child endangerment. He served 6 years in prison and is now allowed to visit my daughter unsupervised. He is allowed but never comes around. We live 2000 miles a part and I plan to keep it that way. I am sure at first they will be supervised but if he can prove himself to be a fit parent, he will be able to see them unsupervised, eventually.

Answer 7

Jessica's Law is in effect for all the states. He will be required to register as a sex offender with strict stipulations such as he cannot be within 150-200 feet of any child.

Answer 8

hope not, people don't be put in jail for being innocent ,if a kid say it happen 99% of the time the kid is telling the true.

Answer 9

Maybe but I doubt if they will allow him to see them without supervision. If he is guilty then you wouldn't want him to be alone with them. If he is innocent, I am truly sorry that his life has been ruined but I would think he would not want to be alone with them because he may be charged again.

Answer 10

Yes but that all depends on their mother. The courts may only allow him SUPERVISED visitation.