If someone is convicted than I am all for creating a searchable database....(mark 12:17)
However without a conviction the legal implications are abundant.
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In cases of non-conviction---There is also a case by case value.....
If a child molests another child because they were molested should we publish the child's name who repeated the abuse? What if the children all received counseling (studies show that a child who is believed are less likely to continue the cycle via vampire syndrome)
At what age do we draw the line.....does state statues play into the decision?
I have seen ugly child custody battles where accusations are tossed frivolously....but with the accusation made the Elders are required to call Legal........
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For the record I have had 3 convicted sex offenders attend at one time in my congregation....
1) I watched like a hawk (adult abuser/ child under 10 victim) - the PO & Sec didn't bother to share his conviction with the rest of the BOE
2) romeo/juliet couple (later married when she turned 18)
3) Sister seduction who set out to force a stupid, stuck in a bad marriage Brother to marry her......parents flipped and pressed charges but she bragged of her plan.........so I don't really hold him as responsible as a real pedophile because I know her , what she did and why.....I blame the WTS and her stupid parents for creating a hostile environment where 'marrying to get out of house' was her only option and in my area it isn't uncommon for an 18 year old to marry a guy twice her age....