One of DS's school friends has just been convicted for paedophilia

[MultiBird]

And sexual acts with a pet.

He's only 20 and the earliest of the crimes is from 2 years ago, when they were still at school.

The man (when he was a boy) has been in my house. DS went camping with him.

I think their friendship fizzled out as they got older. He was always a bit odd (although I never would have imagined this) but DS liked him because he was clever with technology. They built things together, DS was a friend to him when he didn't have many friends.

The news report says he shared images in an attempt to find other young people to share his interest. I'm really concerned that DS might have been "involved" in some way.

He's 21 now and seems well adjusted, but if 21 years of parenting has taught me anything it's never to get smug/complacent.

Do you think I need to do anything re DS1? Presumably if the investigation had found anything that involved DS, he'd have been contacted/called as a witness, but I feel like I should check everything's OK / whether he has seen anything? Or does that sound like making accuasions?

Someone I knew from my childhood was found to have a huge amount of class A and other images in his posession. I felt sickened, worried, angry and a lot of other emotions because everything I knew about him was a lie. I feel your concerns just now.

There may have been photographic/video evidence.

grossly, pets licking owners is not uncommon, so as grim as it is, he may not have assaulted a pet.

@MultiBird bid definitely ask if DS had heard about X &take it from there.

@ekinsu

What? You don't see a difference??

I'd ask if he'd ever had an inkling that the friend was more than a bit odd, if he was shocked about all this. Also he may be embarrassed to have been friends with him.
I'm ashamed to know the family of this man (they still associate with him/lied about the severity of it).
Not an easy read: www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/skelmersdale-man-tried-hide-explicit-21382025