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Sister minimised partners child sex offences, I've now lost my family

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Littlechat85 · 01/12/2022 16:54

My sister contacted me in August this year to tell me her fiance was going to court the following week to see if he was guilty of accessing child pornography, I immediately told her to go to our parents house for a family meeting and told her she could not continue her relationship if this was true, I would never accept such behaviour, I have children & work with abuse of children, so there is NO comprises for me on this.

I later received messages saying if he goes to prison she will leave him, if he gets community then she will work it out, she doesn't want to loose her Family Or him, but waiting for the judgement.

Because of my children and job, she had been advised to tell me by the police, the police also needed to contact me to discuss.....this is where it goes sideways.....

The police confirmed her fiance was arrested about a year ago, was already convinced of child sex offences, had signed the SOR and was banned from any public place where children could be...... sister withheld ALL these details.

I told my parents this information, yet in the few days that passed Inbetween family meeting and call with police, the sister had minimised the whole thing to parents and convinced them he had been 'set up' they didn't believe me and treated me like a liar

I warned parents about supporting this nonsense and if this becomes public knowledge in community, they will likely suffer consequences of association - he was sentenced to three months right after this....... obviously as he WAS already guilty, a risk to children and she already knew ALL of this, took me on a merry go round to try play victim somehow.....

Sister has been at parents since he was put iñ prison, manipulating them further, I've tried to take my daughter to see my mum but sister is always there and the only time I took her, my stepdad (sisters real dad) ignored my daughter and both parents moody with me......I asked if sister was still there a few weeks back, dad sent message about how they are setting her a flat up ect, I criticized them ' I hope your not setting her flat up for a pedophile to move into when he's released ' as this is exactly what appears they are doing....stepdad blocked me

I called mum few days later as dad had unblocked to message n say mum had been in hospital, I checked how she was and said at end of call, 'dont you go anywhere I've had to lose enough people recently ' indicating to having to distance myself from my sister due to her decisions and minimising behaviour, my mum said to me 'you will loose me too if you carry on what your saying' I snapped and hung up, I was furious my mum threatened me with abandonment (she used this as a weapon in my childhood)

I am just flabbergasted at the fact I've now lost my sister AND parents for standing on moral ground and attempting to remove and protect them all from the damage that could.come with such an association, because I can't even really discuss this with anyone (had to disclose to my employer, was not easy!) It's making me loose my mind, I think FAR too much & keep getting quite angry, I'm also pregnant and they are my only family so it's a touch break to have to make.

I KNOW hand on heart I'm standing by what is RIGHT and thinking of all the victims of the crimes he watched, but to be made out to be the bad one for voicing what is right is really tough, views and honesty from neutral people may help to bring me some peace of mind, this is extremely unusual and even with all my own professional knowledge, it's hard to accept I've basically lost my family because I won't support a pedophile, what would you have done? Xx

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drkpl · 01/12/2022 16:58

You’re doing the right thing. Your family are behaving in such an outrageous way, and your mum is showing favouritism on a level that is not acceptable. Tbh your family sound horrible and naive. Maybe your daughter is better off without them.

Rinatinabina · 01/12/2022 17:03

You are doing absolutely the right thing, I struggle with how families just gloss over this. His own family I could understand a bit but yours I don’t get it. The crimes are horrific. I’m sorry they have done this, I’d be concerned that they allow him the opportunity to be around other peoples kids.

butterfliedtwo · 01/12/2022 17:07

This is awful for you, but you did the right thing. You really are, and what you did takes guts and conviction. Doesn't make the result hurt any less, I understand that.

tribpot · 01/12/2022 17:07

I suspect that it suits them to believe your sister's attempts to minimise this and they may also see accessing 'child pornography' (or to give it a better name, images of child sexual abuse) as 'not real child abuse'. After all, he didn't personally abuse any children ... etc etc.

You know that you've done the right thing, both to protect your children and your job. It's up to you if your family want to trash their relationship with you in order to pander to a sex offender.

Very hard for you, OP, but you have no choice. It sounds as if threats of cutting you off date back to childhood. Time to call their bluff.

tribpot · 01/12/2022 17:08

It's up to them, I meant to say, rather than up to you. They can live with their choices.

Tigger7654 · 01/12/2022 17:10

You're absolutely doing the right thing. No family is better than damaging and toxic family xxx

Theunamedcat · 01/12/2022 17:10

You do the right thing leave them to their consequences

Facecream · 01/12/2022 17:11

I’m so sorry for you OP.
Your family is taking the east way out: it suits them to assist your step sister and pretend it never happened.
Stand your ground.
Its sad for you but you are doing the right thing

dealornodeal1 · 01/12/2022 17:12

How heartbreaking. Not only has your sister been manipulated by the vile creature, so have your parents. It's huge to cut your family off but you absolutely doing the right thing. What other option do you have?
You can still introduce great role models in your daughters life and YOU are already setting a great example.

NotToBeShaked · 01/12/2022 17:12

Wow awful behaviour.

Could you ask the police who you spoke to also speak with your parents / get the information in writing ?

... that aside, cut yourself off from them.

Montasaurus · 01/12/2022 17:16

What have I just read? Absolutely outrageous!

@Littlechat85 You have done the right thing. Stand your ground.

I think it’s very clear that your stepdad and sister have clearly pulled the wool over your mums eyes. What a shame.

Flowers for you xx 🌺

35965a · 01/12/2022 17:16

Your family are utter garbage, you are truly better off and safer keeping them at a distance.

Soothsayer1 · 01/12/2022 17:16

having made your position clear I would just stand by it and not engage with them at all
stonewall
you are in the right and it's very hard
sadly the fact that you are pregnant may mean they try all the harder to break you down, they are desperate for their narrative to prevail and as a pregnant women they will see you as a soft touch, they also know that you will need family support with the baby so will use that as leverage to make you comply with their narrative

TabithaTittlemouse · 01/12/2022 17:17

They are as bad as he is if they stand by him.

You are protecting your family. I would go no contact rather than waiting for the next drama, they’ve shown you who they are.

Doublevodka · 01/12/2022 17:18

You are right and they are so wrong.

Soothsayer1 · 01/12/2022 17:20

Sister has been at parents since he was put iñ prison, manipulating them further, I've tried to take my daughter to see my mum but sister is always there
sister knows that the key to getting in control of things (so that people see it the way she wants) is to get control of your mother, that's why she's guarding her so closely
Stand well clear & dont engage at all is what I think I'd do

CrampMcBastard · 01/12/2022 17:21

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Jaybird43 · 01/12/2022 17:21

Stand firm, OP. Your sister and parents are being totally ridiculous in supporting this filthy pervert. Keep your children safe and have nothing more to do with them if they insist on maintaining a relationship with a convicted paedophile.

supercali77 · 01/12/2022 17:22

Jesus! I'm honestly shocked your parents aren't actively checking the truth of his conviction. Why would they let this be swept under the carpet!? Im so sorry, but you are right. I suspected wont be long before they'll all wish they'd listened.

Fladdermus · 01/12/2022 17:23

Your sister has knowingly brought a paedophile into your children's lives. She'd be dead to me,. Likewise anyone who supported her in this.

Jaybird43 · 01/12/2022 17:24

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I don’t understand your post at all. OP isn’t throwing a strop - she is disgusted and outraged (rightly so!!) that her family would rather support a convicted paedophile than take her side and encourage her sister to ditch this vile man. They are supporting him and the relationship with her sister and any NORMAL person would be as outraged as the Op.

supercali77 · 01/12/2022 17:25

@CrampMcBastard if your family are in a burning house, is it wrong to keep shouting 'fire'

CountessOfNetflix · 01/12/2022 17:25

You are doing the right thing. Half my family don’t speak to me because I disowned a relative who was imprisoned for child sexual abuse offences.

Fuck them. I will never accept a paedophile or knowingly have them around my children. That is a hill I am willing to die on.

Soothsayer1 · 01/12/2022 17:27

It might be that the pedophile has groomed your sister to an extent....not to excuse her, but it is very much the modus operandi of these offenders

SammyScrounge · 01/12/2022 17:30

Your children are being kept safe because you're taking the right stance. I fear your family are going to learn the hard way because of their stance. You can do no more for them.

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