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A moral dilemma

56 replies

fishunicycle · 01/09/2013 11:35

Hello,
This is my 1st post on here and I believe it to be a very tricky one, so I'm after some considered advice.

A friend of a friend works for the police in the role of child protection.
This person regularly deals with child protection issues and is responsible for advising people on the phone about such things and escalating them as required.
This person is passionate about their job and evangelises about the "scum they have to deal with".

All good so far... here's the rub:
This person has a daughter and this daughter is under the legal age of consent.
This person recently found out that the daughter had a boyfriend of 17yrs with whom she was sexually active.
They let the daughter continue with the sexual liaison (which I think has become long term) and is aware that they sleep together in their own family home.
The girls boyfriend has now admitted that he is 19, not 17.
This does not seem to bother the parent that works in CP.
People have tried to convince this person that this is wrong and double standards and illegal.

What would you do in my position?

OP posts:
lljkk · 03/09/2013 10:21

Not CHEATING I meant, argh, pray for a time machine or an edit button.

bemybebe · 03/09/2013 19:54

I would be very concerned for the girl involved. The parent working as a law enforcement professional condoning statutory rape would be a cause for another concern.

I am amazed how many people "mind their business" on this matter.

SmallTorch · 03/09/2013 20:13

How did you pick your user name fishunicycle?

AFishWithoutABicycle · 03/09/2013 21:05

Just realised our user names are similar.... Lol

Tiptops · 04/09/2013 14:03

fish You are coming across as interfering and a busy body. I assume from your obsession the parents have 'wronged' you somehow and you're looking to get revenge. The parent's occupations are nothing to do with the young lady and her sex life.

If you're genuinely worried for the girl then have a quiet word with her instead of planning cowardly anonymous reports because you dislike her parents.

Lastly, the police will have no interest in this. The girl and her partner are similar ages, both consenting and he is not in a position of trust to her. The absolute most they'll do is have a quiet word to make sure it is consensual, and that's if the young people involved admit to what they have been up to. Frankly, if a stranger meddles in their private intimate relationship I wouldn't blame them for denying it all.

exoticfruits · 04/09/2013 19:22

It seems to me to be saying that it isn't so bad if the parents are bankers, airline parents, hairdressers etc! Either it is wrong or it isn't wrong- who your parent is is utterly irrelevant. I still think that OP has an issue with the parents and wants payback- that is her motivation.

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