Reply #247: I was tempted to because it was so obviously a factor.

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But I didn't want to compound an already tragic situation with guilt for something that can't be undone.

I appreciate you seeing that and putting it out there, I guess. Maybe others can learn how better to protect their children.

In the days of no internet provided registration lists, my mother protected me with reason and caution, not fear and hatred. I had a cousin who was mentally limited and about 30 years old. I remember being told not to be afraid of him, but to never be alone with him or let him touch me. She knew that his body still generated the biological compulsion for sex, but his mind wouldn't stop him from harming me. He had never harmed anyone, but still she knew to be cautious.