“If this man saw from his thoughts and actions that he was a potential abuser, he should have gone for help that very moment. Therapy, meds- whatever it takes. There is no room for mollycoddling in an area as serious as this. “
Unfortunately he himself was not the only one who overlooked his tendencies. So did the employers who passed him off to another without a word . . . It brought a huge rift to the community and tremendous distrust among people and leaders. It was tragic.
I am not sure this would still be handled so poorly today, but I am not sure enough that it wouldn’t.