Aleta, This isn't about punishment. My only concern is for the others he may still be hurting. You can prevent him from being successful in hurting others. You don't have to file charges. You don't have to take him to court. All you have to do is make sure that everyone knows what he has done to you. A big ad in the newspaper. Speaking only of what you know for sure, first hand. And if he chooses to take you to court, fine. Having it out in the open may make it easier for others to talk. You may be amazed how many non-relatives respond as his victims. Making his identity and location known may prevent a world of hurt to other would-be victims. And bring the current victims forward. It doesn't matter that someone called you a liar. You know the truth. Does this "man" have granddaughters now? jan g. ----Original Message Follows---- From: AletaM@aol.com Reply-To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BSChat] RE: [BS-L] WOW... I MISSED you guys!!! Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 21:38:23 EDT In a message dated 5/13/02 7:27:29 PM Mountain Daylight Time, zippywebgenie@hotmail.com writes: > Do you and your cousins think that this pedophile only molests his reltives? > > what about other kids? > > Do you think he stopped this 30 years ago? > We weren't in a position to think about anyone outside the family. We were all 10 years and under. As I said, he threatened each one of us if we told an adult, so we told each other and did the best we could to prevent him doing any more. Please remember that the first time I mentioned it I was called a liar. Did he totally stop? My younger sisters, who were closer to his daughters in age, say he did not, he went after his own daughters. Did he go after anyone else? I really have no idea. If he did, he did the same with them. There is no way to know how many he approached. This is why we decided, when we became adults, to let the Lord handle it. The Lord will know about all of them. If he pays here for a few, he gets away with the others. Aleta, IBSSG, Charter Member Bo-Peep Award Ogden, Utah, USA "God sent his Singers upon the Earth, With songs of Gladness and Mirth. That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them to Heaven again." --Longfellow ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe from the list: Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.