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Paedophile taking his kid to sports at weekend

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Pumpkin05 · 06/04/2025 01:03

Long story short information has come to light someone I know was convicted and imprisoned for paedophile charges, some 20 years ago (Information is verifiable)
Flash forward he now has a wife and young child and takes said child to sports clubs and matches at the weekend.
AIBU to think this is strange, and not want my child to attend said sports matches with him there? or am I over-reacting?

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FeministUnderTheCatriarchy · 06/04/2025 06:03

ColinOfficeTrolley · 06/04/2025 05:42

Peadophiles cannot be rehabilitated.

I would be very around him.

Exactly.

It isn't as though he nicked a laptop in his youth. This man destroyed the life of a child because he is evil and sick.

Yes, I can't guarantee that I don't unknowingly have pedophiles around me day to day... But once I became aware I would do everything in my power not to be anywhere near them.

They are some of the worst kind of people on earth and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near normal society.

PeriPeriMam · 06/04/2025 05:56

Whilst it would make me uncomfortable, I don't think you should stop your child doing sports on this basis. At least you know who this guy is and can take care if necessary. You could go to a different sports club and you won't know

rwalker · 06/04/2025 05:56

You can’t change the situation but as they say forewarned is forearmed
At least you know who he is

that’s the best you can do in the situation

noworklifebalance · 06/04/2025 05:51

I hear you @Pumpkin05 - I wouldn’t be comfortable either.
It’s irrelevant that there are likely to be paedophiles walking amongst us. You now know there is one and you know who it is and you can undo that bit of knowledge.
I presume he has not been castrated surgically or medically. Happy to be corrected that rehab works but I don’t think it does.

EwwSprouts · 06/04/2025 05:44

I'm not sure why you think it is strange? Either rehabilitation has worked and he wants to be a good father or it hasn't. I wouldn't trust him with my child but the reality is there will be others in your town, you just don't know who they are.

ColinOfficeTrolley · 06/04/2025 05:42

StubbornStool · 06/04/2025 05:06

He’s done his time.

Peadophiles cannot be rehabilitated.

I would be very around him.

BlondiePortz · 06/04/2025 05:40

Well people have children and thry play sport this can't really be a surprise he managed to get a woman to have a child with him so what do you really expect? You can over or under react all you want what do you except to come from it?

AubreysMonkey · 06/04/2025 05:08

Unnerving and unpleasant, but sadly there will be paedophiles around you everyday that you have no idea about! At least you know to treat this father with caution.

StubbornStool · 06/04/2025 05:06

He’s done his time.