The numbers are always too low because less than 10% of child molestations are reported. Unfortunately, people have this warped idea that you don't report these things in order to "protect the family". what the heck????? If you child is not a part of that family worth protecting, then who exactly are you protecting other than the perpetrator.para driver wrote:Here is the Texas website to search by name:Xander wrote:Hmm...Apparently I live in a law abiding neighborhood. Only six in my zip code, and none within a couple of miles. Maybe y'all should move to Plano.
-Xander
https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_W ... index.aspx
I also live in Plano, but I think those numbers are too low.. mostly because some folks are wealthy enough to afford good lawyers. It happens every day, all you have to do is watch 'To catch a preditor' or whatever they call it on NBC. They get 50-100 guys caught up in these stings, don't forget the one they had in Murphy last year?
The honest truth is that you can't trust your kids with your family or your friends unless you are a telepath and can be sure that they are not a child molester. The average molester commits around 150 acts BEFORE getting caught. That's a lot of kids victimized that never go reported.
I know of several people who were molested or raped as children while in their family’s home and their parents and others were on the premises. Most of the scumbags who are child molesters have plenty of practice and start at a very early age so they know how to do it quietly and what to say to keep your kids quiet and not tell.
If you want to protect your kids, you need to be the one to take responsibility for their protection. That means that you can trust very few people with your kids - period. Even when leaving your kids with people that you trust, you can’t be sure that the people they have over while your kids are there are trustworthy. It also means that you have to be open with your kids about sex and about the things that bad people can and will do to them. You have to be adult enough to discuss these things and let your kids know that they can tell you anything. Most important is to explain to them that if something like this does happen to them that it is not their fault and they have nothing to be ashamed of. Explain that these types of people make threats toward the victim’s family in order to keep the victim quiet but that they really do this to stop from being found out and put in jail – the scumbag is the one who is actually afraid of the consequences of his actions. The only way to ensure that your kids tell you if something happens is to be open with them in the first place. If you act as though there are things that should not be talked about, then I guarantee you that when those things happen they won't talk to you and tell you!!!