Reply #25: Something like 90% of such cases are Within families.

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It is a sad fact, but well known, most molestation cases involve family members (mostly fathers and other male relatives). The real tragedy is HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THE VICTIMS ARE NOT PUNISHED WORSE THEN THE MOLESTER?

Let me explain, if the Father is the molester and he is convicted he gets a bed to sleep in and three hot meals a day (i.e Prison or jail). What about the Children? They lose they main source of financial Support. This forces them to lose their home and to leave more frugal do to the lost of income (ie. their father is in Jail). Furthermore the father's family will miss his financial support and thus withdraw whatever financial support the children have from their extended family. Thus the Children will suffer greater punishment than the father, just do to the fact their are dependent on him for support and/or care.

Thus how do we make sure the Children and NOT punished worse then the father? The only solution (For the state REFUSES to provide assistance more then what is required by regular Welfare) is for th father to be released from Jail so he can earn a living and those earnings be taken by the state to pay for the children's care. To do that, the Father has to be left out of Jail to earn a living.

Now I seriously doubt anyone will hire this man as a non-main line church preacher, but among such non-main line Protestant preachers, Preaching is a Second Job, their primary job is something else. What ever is that Second job this man an return to AND EARN A LIVING. Once he is earning pay, that pay can be attached to pay for these kids care.

I Use to do Children and Youth Work and the few cases I did involving sexual abuse the Judge (most of my cases were neglect cases) had to solve the above problem. If you jail the molester, his children (i.e. his victims) are punished HARDER do to the lack of Financial Support (The father would be in jail and unable to support the children). Thus how do you make sure the Victims ARE not punished worse then the molester? You basically put the molester on probation and tell him to get a job. From the proceeds of that job, support is issued so the children/victims get the support their needs (mostly Financial).

If you dis-agree with this that is fine, but how would you make sure the victims are NOT punished worse then the Molester?