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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t remember being explicitly given any “parental access” rules when my daughter was in MVP. All I remember is a lot of yelling adults and kids moving freely in groups. It’s obvious why this was his ideal hunting ground. And it’s sad that we’ve heard of no reflections on how summer swim can change in light of this situation. [/quote]

How do you think it should change? My kids swim with MVP and there’s so many parents and kids everywhere that no adult has an opportunity to be alone with a kid anywhere near the pool. The bathrooms are higher risk but even then there are usually people from both teams streaming in and out during meets. I generally keep an eye on my youngest when they are going to the bathroom at meets for this reason. But there are so many people around at practice and meets that I’m not sure what rules should be enacted. That no adult can talk to a child who isn’t their own kid? I guess I’m not seeing this as an ideal hunting ground like you say other than the fact it allowed him and his kids to befriend other families so that he could groom them—but that could happen at any kid activity.

Based on what I’ve observed at practice and meets over the years, I felt pretty confident this guy never interacted with my kids. But I asked my kids point blank if they ever interacted with him or were ever around him or any other adult one on one. I told my kids all about what he did. They were shocked and really unsettled about it. It was a good opportunity to revisit this topic and remind them what to do if they ever find themselves in that situation or see something happening between a kid and adult that doesn’t seem right. And to emphasize that these people don’t always look or act how you’d expect, and that it’s often someone you know or are acquainted with. [/quote]

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