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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They had a penal relationship?? I had to Google this. This means he was writing to her from prison. An adult man writing to a prepubescent girl from prison, where he was residing due to being a sexual predator. Wow. What were her parents thinking to allow that? Thank God for big brother.  [/quote]

I was wondering about the "penal" relationship too and now I know. A tween girl receives letters from sexual predator in prison. Her big brother steps up to say " no can do." The cousin is a hero. [/quote]

OP here. There was zero contact between DH and either cousin during the year he spent in prison.

It was a pen pal relationship that ended when he was arrested and charged, for obvious and understandable reasons. It was 100% appropriate - I’ve read every one of the letters/cards that were sent back and forth. A lot of discussion about the weather and DH’s job at the time (in property development), and a lot of whining about her teachers from her. They both were at a family reunion, she (the cousin) asked if he would reply if she sent him a letter and he said yes. I understand her older brother probably assumed their was something more to it based on his charges, which is fair, but it was just a big cousin being nice to a little cousin. [/quote]

It was grooming.  [/quote]

This was absolutely grooming. These siblings are either "random cousins", distant step-cousins, or suddenly close enough for a friendly penpal relationship despite age difference. Which is it?[/quote]

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