UNITED STATES
WCF Courier
By STEVE THEISEN | Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Steve Theisen is the director of the Iowa chapter of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.
The July 1st Courier editorial, “Child sexual abuse convictions a win for children everywhere” with the accompanied editorial caricature, was indeed encouraging for sex abuse survivors, their loved ones, and children. (Penn State University assistant football Coach Jerry Sandusky convicted and former Philadelphia cardinal’s aide found guilty of endangering children).
But to further protect children and to stop predators, we, as a society cannot stop there. Because sex offenders are shrewd and cunning, we need to do everything possible to enable sex abuse victims to come forward, expose predators, and protect kids. We know it’s safe for legislators to “get tough” with child molesters and pass laws restricting their activities, movements, and putting them on a registry but that is far from what is needed.
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