“A neighbor who I have known since he was a young boy, did not fit the mold of his yeshivish family. He was interested in art. Rather than encouraging him, the young boy was made to feel he was a black sheep and had a difficult time growing up. Today he is a fine young man and unobservant.”
Whether or not he is a fine person is immaterial to the discussion at hand. The question is why he is OTD. Perhaps it is his parents who were OTD (of good parenting).