This is everywhere - in every town, city and hamlet; in every profession, at every level. It's men and woman, it's young and old, rich or poor, it's our neighbor, our grocer, our relative, our best friend (think Mile Pence) The scope is mindboggling.
Think more like retired teacher Christopher Kloman, the "TOO perfect' kind of person. Son of Rev. Dr. Felix Kloman, Dean of the Virgina Theological Seminary, Rector of St. Alban's Church at the National Cathedral, WA. Read the letters written on his behalf http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/835134-kloman-letters.html Even his wife sounds honestly clueless. His closest friends believed it was some mistake he did 30 years in the past and that he had spent years volunteering and doing massive amounts of charitable work to pay for what he did. Like volunteering to help Habitat for Humanity in Northern Virginia and going to Dominican Republic to help build a trade school, he was a fixture at the Claude Moore "Turkey Run" Colonial Farm along with Ken Starr's wife, to help do educational early American Colonist reinactments. He had supporting letters from lawyers, journalists, a life long National Geographic as editor, Pres., CEO, Chairman; clergy, a court appointed advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children in Fairfax County, VA. who's also a board of Trustees member in Ashland at the time, high level retired Military/civil servant, Kenneth Starr's wife, even James Alafantis's mother? hmmmm and on and on .... He was known for his kindness, and charitable work: Bible studies, Deacon, Library volunteer, Rescue Squad, Sailing Foundation for Kids, field trips, feeding the homeless and more. To read the letters one could swear on the Bible that this man couldn't possibly hurt a fly. Never a raised voice, never a harsh word. Somewhere I read that once he was indicted that other victims stepped out of the shadows and perhaps that's why he was sentenced to 43 years in prison, or maybe it was because he was "too honest" like one of the letters noted, telling the police more then he needed to (as if that makes it okay).
So yes, in many cases no one knows until the information finally comes out, and often not even then because people will tend to minimize the reported acts of someone who doesn't fit how they think a 'pedo' should look or act. On the other hand, many good innocent people are wrongfully accused, it works both ways, as their lives can be ruined by accusation alone (often made in order to ruin them). But we know now that all too often, it is known and known for a long time but the people are part of the "untouchable" club. (Saville, Epstein, Clement Frued and too many others to name...)
These kinds of people are desperate for "secret redemption", so they can atone themselves without having to confront the issue or their victims. Which of course continues the failed social programming of pedos and abusers, and why there are so many in churches, schools, and social services. Unwittingly, this corrupted desire often drives their madness.
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zzvoat ago
This is everywhere - in every town, city and hamlet; in every profession, at every level. It's men and woman, it's young and old, rich or poor, it's our neighbor, our grocer, our relative, our best friend (think Mile Pence) The scope is mindboggling.
kestrel9 ago
Think more like retired teacher Christopher Kloman, the "TOO perfect' kind of person. Son of Rev. Dr. Felix Kloman, Dean of the Virgina Theological Seminary, Rector of St. Alban's Church at the National Cathedral, WA. Read the letters written on his behalf http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/835134-kloman-letters.html Even his wife sounds honestly clueless. His closest friends believed it was some mistake he did 30 years in the past and that he had spent years volunteering and doing massive amounts of charitable work to pay for what he did. Like volunteering to help Habitat for Humanity in Northern Virginia and going to Dominican Republic to help build a trade school, he was a fixture at the Claude Moore "Turkey Run" Colonial Farm along with Ken Starr's wife, to help do educational early American Colonist reinactments. He had supporting letters from lawyers, journalists, a life long National Geographic as editor, Pres., CEO, Chairman; clergy, a court appointed advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children in Fairfax County, VA. who's also a board of Trustees member in Ashland at the time, high level retired Military/civil servant, Kenneth Starr's wife, even James Alafantis's mother? hmmmm and on and on .... He was known for his kindness, and charitable work: Bible studies, Deacon, Library volunteer, Rescue Squad, Sailing Foundation for Kids, field trips, feeding the homeless and more. To read the letters one could swear on the Bible that this man couldn't possibly hurt a fly. Never a raised voice, never a harsh word. Somewhere I read that once he was indicted that other victims stepped out of the shadows and perhaps that's why he was sentenced to 43 years in prison, or maybe it was because he was "too honest" like one of the letters noted, telling the police more then he needed to (as if that makes it okay). So yes, in many cases no one knows until the information finally comes out, and often not even then because people will tend to minimize the reported acts of someone who doesn't fit how they think a 'pedo' should look or act. On the other hand, many good innocent people are wrongfully accused, it works both ways, as their lives can be ruined by accusation alone (often made in order to ruin them). But we know now that all too often, it is known and known for a long time but the people are part of the "untouchable" club. (Saville, Epstein, Clement Frued and too many others to name...)
billybigrigger ago
These kinds of people are desperate for "secret redemption", so they can atone themselves without having to confront the issue or their victims. Which of course continues the failed social programming of pedos and abusers, and why there are so many in churches, schools, and social services. Unwittingly, this corrupted desire often drives their madness.