Do I support my friend, knowing her husband has been convicted for pedophile offences?

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I have known them for 20 odd years. He was involved in a high-profile case, sentenced to 7 years, the child was 15. I only found out today, I don't know what to do.

I would support her, she may have no clue about it either. Has she discussed it with you at all?

I'm lost, high profile case, yet u only found out today?

Would depend if she knew and if she was standing by him.
If neither of those I would be there to support her.

I think it would depend on her reaction to the terrible thing he has done. Her world is presumably destroyed so she needs some support. But if she was in any way excusing or defending him I couldn't support her

I rarely read the papers local or national, but this evening I was browsing my local paper pages online and caught sight of his name, scrolled down and there was his photo. It was dated July 2012. I haven't seen my friend or been in touch since her birthday in April. My first impulse was to contact her for all the reasons above. I just needed some kind of consensus, so thank you all.

I would contact her, but I'm afraid my support to her would depend on wether or not she was standing by him. I couldn't support or be friends with someone who condoned or forgave that kind of behaviour

I agree. Contact her. But if she's standing by him, then I'd be telling her a few home truths.

Contact her. That way you'll know her feelings on it. If she is supporting him then I would struggle to have anything to do with her thereafter.

Thank you. I am going to contact her, then take it from there.

I hope it goes well Broken.

It's possible that she hasn't been in contact, due to the court case, and maybe embarrassment.

I would feel humiliated, rejected, ashamed & duped if I were her. She needs you... she is probably scared that people will judge her, or expect her to have known - though how many women are blindsided by their partner's affairs?

I don't see why she would want to stand by him, unless she cannot allow herself to believe it, as it would be so devastating, and make her whole marriage a lie.

I think she'll need as much support as she can as she can't be in a good place mentally/emotionally after finding out something like this and im sure alot of people will judge her and give her a hard time over it, unless as others have said that she's standing by him then cut ties