Paedophile taking his kid to sports at weekend

She has, earlier in the thread.

Op you’ve not answered the question on what exactly the offence was, or whether you have seen proof. I think the answers to both of those questions are key here

Her wealth wouldn't have made a difference to the sentence the guy got, assuming it's in the UK anyway.

It's illegal yes and I didn't say you couldn't get prosecuted for it, but in the UK at least you don't get jailed for it. The naivete comes from taking what is said by people (generic) as fact. I've seen so many times people quoting headlines or snippets from news articles which bear absolutely no relation to what actually happened, that I tend to assume everything is a misrepresentation of the truth until I see the court transcript. I've also had this happen to me where I've staunchly defended someone who was very very circumspect with the truth so I've learned the hard way about these cases simply not being as presented by the teller!

Once a paedo always a paedo. I hope the child is safe. If its public knowledge, no harm in sharing the info with others

I believe via the police or your local authority.

He wouldn't have been jailed had it not been bad. Very few paedophiles get jail sentences, sadly. I'm totally going to damn a paedophile forever. It's not like theft or antisocial behaviour.

No I assure you he did, this wasnt a story he told me. Most of it came from the girl herself, the extended family etc. the mother was on a rampage, very influential, very wealthy and the guy was not.

How do you invoke it?

I can't get on board with black & white thinking, it's wrong IMO to damn someone forever no matter what they've done or not done. It's all just speculation on a forum, why decide anything about what should or shouldn't happen?

Authorities are very likely to know already including the school, unless there's independent current evidence that something isn't right it might just be gossip or worse. And it seems like the op is going to be letting her thoughts known anyway, it'll go nowhere because the authorities will already know & have already decided that he's safe (or he wouldn't be able to live with a child or be near a school).

That's really naive, of course people get prosecuted for things like that, depends where they are, in America they get hefty prison sentences. In the UK it's still illegal.
Why assume that people are either lying or being unreasonable? Perhaps it's you.

That's so black & white though. The OP doesn't know anything, like we don't. Could be a 17 year old being sexually active with a 15 year old, you don't know. There are scales & levels, some far worse than others.
There's no way he'd be allowed to live with a child if he was still considered a risk. You're wrong to consider that everyone who has been on the SO register is either still on it & still a danger to children or young people.

Your reaction to this is so extreme it's odd. Why would it be so bad if people around knew there was a paedophile in their midst? Why are you so desperate to defend him?

I suspect there's more to this story than that.

He didn't wind up in jail for that. If that's what he told you, he's lying.

And that's a bad thing because...?

He's a paedophile. It's so weird how some people are defending him and acting like it's not a big deal to abuse children.

I would make sure everyone bloody knew about him. He shouldn't be involved in any activities involving children at all. He won't have gone off them. Sarah's Law means you are legally allowed to know when a paedophile is in your area. I would encourage everyone at the sports club to invoke it.

Touched a nerve I think….👀

Question you have to ask yourself is “is it worth the risk”?

Exactly, as per previous poster, some will find it acceptable, others will find it abhorrent. Trust your own judgement here.

I think someone being a gossip is no problem in this kind of scenario. Your man is convicted; it’s not a rumour or a feeling. Gossip about these creeps is no issue IMO. Awareness is key. The more who know what he is, the less he can live free.

I'm betting that she has though.

The offender that I mentioned previously was reported to the authorities, but was still allowed to cohabit with a woman with two children.

surely he’ll be in the register and it allowed to be near children

Why are you being so nasty to the OP? She has asked for opinions, as she has concerns, quite rightly, and there is no indication she’s a village gossip.