Child pornographer sentenced

Since we are talking about pedophiles now, everyone should go and check your local sexual offender registries. There is even a website that will send you email updates when a sex offender moves into you neighborhood. If Walter would be so kind as to allow a url to be posted. http://www.georgia-sex-offenders.com

You might be surprised at who you find.

Also, be aware that the most common pedophile is also the unknown pedophile. There are warning signs to watch our for:

If there is someone in your life who has a really unusual, too-good-to-be-true interest in your child, it probably is too good to be true.

If someone lavishes gifts on your child, and the person has unusual knowledge of kids' popular interests — what shows they like, what music they like — pedophiles brief themselves on those things.

If this person shows up without a child at child-intensive events and locations, that's a problem.

If you're dealing with a person who always offers and angles for alone time with your child, you need to be very concerned.

Common Child Molester Strategies:
-- from A Profile of the Child Molester

Befriending parents, particularly single parents, to gain access to their children
Offering babysitting services to overextended parents or caregivers

Taking jobs and participating in community events that involve children, i.e. daycare owner

Attending sporting events for children or offering to coach children's sports

Volunteering in youth organizations, offering to chaperone overnight trips

Loitering in places children frequent: playgrounds, malls, game arcades, etc.

Spending time in Internet gaming and social communities, learning the online interests and lingo of youngsters

Becoming foster parents

AND

Let's not forget the women.

Are there really female child molesters?

Yes. A 2000 statistical report by the US Department of Justice* found that female offenders victimized:

12% of victims under the age of 6
6% of victims ages 6 - 12
3% of victims ages 12 - 17

It's never just one victim:

How many victims does a child molester average?
Interviews guaranteeing complete confidentiality and immunity from prosecution, conducted by Emory University psychiatrist Dr. Gene Abel*, uncovered that:

Male offenders who abused girls had an average of 52 victims each.
Men who molested boys had an astonishing average of 150 victims each.
Only 3% of these crimes had ever been detected.

Protect your children! Pedophiles are all around...heck, they could even be your friendly daycare owner.

This should be an important topic for everyone. I recently read about a case involving a man that worked in a daycare center. He was arrested and admitted to sexually molesting, at last report, 86 kids under the age of 4. These guys (and women sometimes) slither into our communities and target our children. Children who are molested have higher instances of multiple disorders later in life.

Depending on the seriousness, the duration and the sort of abuse, some of those who were abused in their childhood, or recently retain certain problems due to this trauma. These can be divided into psychological, social, sexual and physical problems.

Psychological problems:

Fears, panic attacks, sleeping problems, nightmares, irritability, outbursts of anger and sudden shock reactions when being touched.

Little confidence, and self-respect and respect for one's own body may change.

Behavior that harms the body: addiction to alcohol and other substances, excessive work or sports, depression, self-destruction and prostitution.

Social problems:

Have little confidence in other people.

Fear of loss of control in relationships.


Physical complaints:

Abdominal pain, pain while making love, menstrual pain, intestinal complaints, stomach ache, nausea, headache, back pain, painful shoulders, in short all kinds of chronic pain may occur. The pain is often inexplicable.

Eating disorders often occur more in sexually abused people.

It concerns us all. And we all have a duty to protect our kids.

Also, You should report EVERY instance of CP to Cybertipline.

You can report it here: https://secure.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/CybertipServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US