And once again I’ll reiterate my point, for the benefit of the erstwhile ZD and others, who appear to either not bother or are unable to read what they are responding to:
a hypothetical case. This is not every case, not even emblematic of many cases, but simply a single hypothetical what-if: A case where we are as certain as can be that the individual has committed abuse. That it not in question. They have, since the abuse occurred, become severely incapacitated, to the extent that there is no chance of them committing the abuse again. Unless you’re all suffering from an imagination bypass, you will understand this is possible. Rare, but possible. The only thing to be achieved here is revenge/closure, call it what you will. Halacha dictates this is simple: We may not report it to the authorities. If it makes it simpler, which it would seem is necessary, there is no mandatory reporting in this case. Can anybody honestly say, within the given parameters, that there is any justification for reporting in this instance. Yes or No? And if Yes, why?