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The people caught with illegal porn are usually cops, pastors, teachers, doctors. It’s not the stereotypical guy living in the parents basement. In the Greenville SC news I read about a sting recently. Cops would impersonate young girls online, and setup a time and location with men, the men thought they were meeting up with underage girls for sex. Guess who showed up at the door? A cop, in uniform. He was fired. The detectives running the operation were disgusted.
You definitely shouldn't discuss it with your friend as that is strange and awkward. Just be aware of the situation so you can be cautious if you have children. I wouldn't let my children be around him at social gatherings and I would keep my kids away from him at all costs. If you want to continue being her friend then just hang out with her alone and not her husband. Don't let your kids go over their house. Be smart and have your guard up. Definitely don't bring your kids around him at all. He did it at 18 so he was an adult therefore charged and held responsible as one. Adults know the difference between right and wrong, he was aware that what he was doing was not acceptable and completely disgusting. Normal people don't do that as that is beyond disturbing and the victims were minors. People don't change, if they're trash then they will always be garbage. I feel bad for his wife she probably has no idea he is even a registered sex offender. Before buying a house I always look up to see if there are any registered sex offenders in the new neighborhood I am purchasing in because that is very serious, and I am always concerned of the well being of children. There are very sick and gross people in this world. Megan's Law is the name for a federal law, and informal name for subsequent state laws, in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. Be safe everyone and protect your children.
OP I don't really think that's your business. There is a high chance that your friend(his wife) knows. You could potentially ruin the friendship if you bring it up. It is probably a touchy subject for both of them.
I'm a bit scared for my 13 and 11 year old boys in a few years. I'll need to keep reminding them to not send anything, accept anything, and if they get anything inappropriate to delete it immediately and not share.
Sad.
I have three boys... I am in the same boat. Parent's shouldn't have to worry about this. There are bigger things to worry about and this concern is "manufactured" but a screwed up implementation of the registry. Our approach is that our kids don't have their "own" smartphone but rather one we lend out when they are out on their own. We monitor the continent of that phone.
By snooping around online, if you mean google searches, nobody is prosecuted for searching or clicking on a link on the internet. They have to be downloading things to get charged with a crime. If they pay with a credit card, that's usually how they get caught. I find it odd that someone can accidentally have stuff on their hardrive, as I've never had anything questionable "accidentally" put on my home computer, or just appear there out of the blue, but I suppose it could happen to someone, somewhere. Some mystery person puts something on their computer for whatever reason.
It may seem that everyone on the sex offender registry just accidentally got caught doing something they weren't aware of and didn't intend to do. But in the majority of cases, I'm pretty sure the person knew what they were doing was wrong.
I actually read an article the other day that was talking about this. The investigator said that they could understand an accidental download or two because they know people download other things they shouldn't (other porn, movies illegally, etc.) and when you download things that you shouldn't, you might end up with other unexpected files. They said they tend to look for patterns in downloading materials.
I know someone who was downloading something years ago (off of one of those pirating sites) and they ended up with some other file that was not what they wanted. Not only did it freak them out but they never pirated anything again after that.
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I refuse to be closely associated with anyone on the list regardless of what happened. Even if it’s just peeing outside behind a tree. I had a friend for a few years. He was always open with me about his porn viewing habit. It was fine until one day we were outside in public in a somewhat busy area. A woman walks by with a toddler only wearing a diaper. My now ex-friend made a joke saying child porn. I was like wtf. His comment disgusted me and refuse to see him because of it. This is a guy also claiming to be a Christian. He’s not on the list but it made me wonder what he’s looking at on his computer . He lost my friendship
You definitely shouldn't discuss it with your friend as that is strange and awkward. Just be aware of the situation so you can be cautious if you have children. I wouldn't let my children be around him at social gatherings and I would keep my kids away from him at all costs. If you want to continue being her friend then just hang out with her alone and not her husband. Don't let your kids go over their house. Be smart and have your guard up. Definitely don't bring your kids around him at all. He did it at 18 so he was an adult therefore charged and held responsible as one. Adults know the difference between right and wrong, he was aware that what he was doing was not acceptable and completely disgusting. Normal people don't do that as that is beyond disturbing and the victims were minors. People don't change, if they're trash then they will always be garbage. I feel bad for his wife she probably has no idea he is even a registered sex offender. Before buying a house I always look up to see if there are any registered sex offenders in the new neighborhood I am purchasing in because that is very serious, and I am always concerned of the well being of children. There are very sick and gross people in this world. Megan's Law is the name for a federal law, and informal name for subsequent state laws, in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. Be safe everyone and protect your children.
I can guarantee you his wife knows. it isnt possible she doesnt because the police interview the members of the household.
And there is nothing disgusting about an 18 year old senior having a relationship with a 16 year old girl in his high school.
I refuse to be closely associated with anyone on the list regardless of what happened. Even if it’s just peeing outside behind a tree. I had a friend for a few years. He was always open with me about his porn viewing habit. It was fine until one day we were outside in public in a somewhat busy area. A woman walks by with a toddler only wearing a diaper. My now ex-friend made a joke saying child porn. I was like wtf. His comment disgusted me and refuse to see him because of it. This is a guy also claiming to be a Christian. He’s not on the list but it made me wonder what he’s looking at on his computer . He lost my friendship
So even if someone is on the registry because years ago as an 18 year old, they had sex with their 17 year old girlfriend, you wouldn't be friends with them?
What if you had knowledge of a friend who years ago as an 18 year old, had sex with their 17 year old girlfriend, but they didn't end up on the registry? Would you be friends with them?
So even if someone is on the registry because years ago as an 18 year old, they had sex with their 17 year old girlfriend, you wouldn't be friends with them?
What if you had knowledge of a friend who years ago as an 18 year old, had sex with their 17 year old girlfriend, but they didn't end up on the registry? Would you be friends with them?
She already said she wouldn’t care if it was just for peeing behind a tree. Which I don’t know a single male who’s never had an emergency pee somewhere he wasn’t supposed to.
She already said she wouldn’t care if it was just for peeing behind a tree. Which I don’t know a single male who’s never had an emergency pee somewhere he wasn’t supposed to.
No, she said she wouldn't associate with anyone on the list, regardless of what happens. No exceptions were made for men peeing behind a tree as the poster said, "Even if it’s just peeing outside behind a tree. "
I too am curious if this refusal to associate with such people extends to anyone who has ever peed behind a tree or had a slightly younger girlfriend as teen, or just those who were charged for such "crimes".
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