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Anonymous
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FYI, Realtor here, buyers are required to disclosures that THEY have the right to check sex offender databases, local police websites etc. The onus is on the buyer, not the seller, to find out information that could influence the decision to buy a house. I encourage buyers to do their "homework" for this very reason.
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Anonymous
| So the duty to disclose is just for things like flooding and repairs but not like cracks in the foundation, home is the scene of a horrific homicide, or that the neighbor is a sex offender? |
Anonymous
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this may have been suggested already but....
a sex offender is not necessarily a pedophile. he may be guilty of a crime against a minor who was post-pubescent, which makes him a lot of things, but not a pedophile. also he plead guilty. i'm not a lawyer, but is there anyway to know under what circumstances people plead guilty to these kinds of offenses? and what the possible range of offenses could be beyond what we are all fearing--molestation etc... |
Anonymous
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OP, I do not think I would move. I would take a deep breath and think this through before you make a final decision.
I agree with the other posters that no place is safe. The molesters who scare me are the ones who haven't been caught. This guy, you know about. You can teach your kids to stay away from him. Put up a fence, get a dog and an alarm system. LOCK your doors - the most important time for ALL of us to lock our doors is when we ARE at home. Any creep or psycho can get in a car and drive to any neighborhood. In the case recently where "Shasta" and her brother were abducted, raped, and one of them, murdered horribly, the parents did not lock the door at night. The killer later said he decided to try to door and if it was unlocked, he would go ahead with his crime. If it was locked, he was going to move on. He didn't live next door to them. They didn't even know him. Contact the local police to make sure they do things like enforce the no trick-or-treating rule. If you move, there is no guarantee that the same thing might not happen again, or that the guy next door won't be a pervert who just hasn't gotten caught yet. And as others have said there is also the possibility that it was an underage dating thing. If you are concerned perhps you can look up the original case and find out what it's about? Maybe your local police can help you, if it's clear to them that you don't intend to get out the neighbors and the pitchforks. I also like the idea of one poster on this board that you very politely and nicely (barf) knock on his door and explain things to him. Have your husband with you and video tape yourselves. You don't want to be accused of harassment later. If you are polite and simply stick to the facts, I think it's legal for you to knock on someone's door and SPEAK to them (not threatening). |
Anonymous
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I feel bad for the OP. I'd be tempted to do very evil and nasty things to this vermin.
Like: http://anarchistcookbook.com/ |
Anonymous
What sellers are required to disclose depends on the state (I don't practice in Virginia so I don't know what's required there, but it's generally much more buyer beware than Maryland or DC.) In Maryland, you DO have to disclose flooding, repairs or cracks in the foundation (latent defects) but you do NOT have to disclose if there was a murder or any other death in the home, or if there is a sex offender in the neighborhood. They are not considered defects of the house. This protects not only the sellers, but also their neighbors. PP who said the disclosures do spell out to buyers that the burden is on them to check with the police, local news and sex offender registries is correct. |
Anonymous
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I remember when we were buying our house, we checked out some website that told us where registered sex offenders were. We were shocked to realize that every single ZIP Code we plugged in had one, often more than one. So anyone telling the OP to definetly move might want to check the site themself.
And remember, you don't know the story. He could be wrongly accused, plead bargained to just get a lighter sentence. He could have dated a girl that was 17 when he was 19. |
Anonymous
| OP here - thanks for everyone's responses. I'm going to go to the county clerk tomorrow and see if I can find out any details. |
Anonymous
OP - this site tells you more specifically what the sexual offense was. It's not super detailed but will tell you, for example, if it was rape vs. sexual assault vs. luring a minor for sex, etc. |
Anonymous
Your analogy is not correct. I would not drive in a car that was known to have bad breaks, since I KNOW the car has bad breaks, I KNOW to never drive it. I would not let my children interact with a KNOWN child molester. Yes, they molest again, but they only molest when they have an opportunity. Since we would know this guy is dangerous, my children would be kept out of his reach and be given explicit instructions to NEVER EVER under any circumstances talk to him. If this guy had never been caught and we did not know he was a creep, he could have the opportunity to use his tricks of the trade to ingratiate himself to our kids and family and become a true danger. There is no point in moving, we live in a densely populated area. Chances are that many of us have molesters living close to us and even in our families, some caught some not. The only strategy one could employ to escape danger is to dig bunkers and never emerge. The other option is to give your children skills to identify perverts which will safeguard them against all members of society. Starting with Gavin De Becker's books is a good place to begin. |
Anonymous
Does the book have a section on how to explain to young children? I would like to explain this stuff to my daughter as she grows up, but I think I'm going to have a hard time striking the right balance between how serious it is, and not wanting her to become obsessed with worry. |
Anonymous
You MUST give your daughter the tools to protect herself, start by reading Protecting the Gift. Don't be afraid to let her know there are bad people in the world and how to identify them. Here is a link to the book: http://www.amazon.com/Protecting-Gift-Keeping-Children-Teenagers/dp/0440509009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246500394&sr=8-1 Buy it tonight, read it this weekend, implement it on Monday! |
Anonymous
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OP here. Went a looked at the case file this morning and found out the accuser was his 8 year old daughter. The details of the case, which are too disturbing to even describe, are sickening.
Question for the lawyers out there: On the “Application for Statement of Charges” that looks like it was filled out by the detective, there are a couple paragraphs detailing what the daughter accused him of and the following “The writer met with [name of father] who gave a written and verbal statement which corroborated [name of daughter]’s disclosure” Is there any way I can get access to that written and/or verbal statement if the case didn’t go to trial (he plead guilty to 1 of the 4 charges)? |
Anonymous
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ewwwww!
I think there is some statistic that 90% of child molesters know their victim and the victim's family well. Clearly he falls into this bucket. To say the least, we would not be selling him girl scout cookies, nor inviting him over for dinner. Personally I would not want to know anything more than what you had found. What would be the purpose of learning the gory details of what this little girl suffered more than already? you already know he molested his 8yr old daughter, that would be enough to satisfy me that this guy is sick and that my children need to stay away from him. |
Anonymous
I agree - you know enough. Damn, that is horrible, I was really hoping it was the 19 year old guy dating a 17 year old scenerio. Well, if it were me, I don't know what I would do. Maybe contact an expert of some sort - a law enforcement person maybe? and ask for advice. I realize it may not be smart (or legal) to have a town hall meeting, but I would think it would be wise to somehow let this guy know you know something and you are on your guard, and it's in his best interest to stay away. A few things you can do in the short-term: we love our burglar alarm system. They are not perfect but they do provide at least some piece of mind. Also - what about fencing around your yard? On another note: HOW THE FUCK ARE THESE PEOPLE LIVING AMONG US? If Bernie Madoff can get 150 years for ruining people's lives, why can't these assholes get jailed for life and beyond for raping their daughters? |