A child abuser who now helps children. What do you do?

Question

You knew a man who beat children that are 3yrs of age. You saw him 15yrs later helping better there lives. Do you forgive him, or do you turn him in?

Answer 1

Forgive him.  It is not possible to erase the past - there are no time machines.  We all mess up and all we can do is learn from our mistakes and try to make emends.

Answer 2

Is he helping the same children he abused?  And was he ever prosecuted with the charges?  I say if he's paid his debt in prison, you shouldn't turn him in.  And I'm not one to take child abuse lightly, but alot can change a person in 15 years.  He's probably sincerely sorry and trying to make up for whoever he has hurt.  I would forgive him.

Answer 3

Turn them in, they still haven't been punished for their original crimes.