A friend of mine has been taking a MAPPS class (state-mandated parenting class) because they are pursuing adoption to expand their family.
In this class, my friend learned that if a parent has sexually abused his/her own child, they DO NOT have to register as a sex offender. They DO NOT have to go to jail. They CAN live with that child and have access to their child. I've been searching on the internet to verify this information, but haven't had great success as of yet. I'm sickened to think this may be the case. How can we ever screen where our children go if we make conditions for not reporting sexual predators?? And yet, we make 18 year olds register if they had relations with a 16 year old. . . .
What a world.
Um. That doesn't sound right to me. I actually know a guy here in AZ who had relations with a 14 yr old when he was 17 (I think) and he went to jail for like 5 years. Then later he got married and had a baby boy and he was not allowed to live in the same house and he had to get permission just to have visitation. Maybe it's a Florida thing-I took that same class for foster care and I don't remember that piece of info. I dunno. If it is true, that is a travesty!
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