Question about s*x offenders- please help if you can?

Question

Hi, I am pregnant with my/my husbands first baby, and I searched the national s*x offender registry, and I am slightly scared by this. I searched our road and I thought this was an initially safe area. I had thought there was a s*x offender to children living in our apt complex, at least that was the rumor here, but his name wasnt on the list thank god, unless he is off the list by now, but anyway, i searched and saw there are 8 registered s*x offenders within a 5 mile radius to our home- and now that I will be having a child that scares me to pieces...Would it be wise to move?? Have any of you ever had to go through this decision?? Thank you.

Answer 1

You will always live within a 5 mile radius of a s*x offender unless you move to a deserted mountain top. Unless they are within (in our state) 2000 feet of a school, park or daycare there is nothing that can be done.

You needn't worry about it at this point in the baby's life. Watch when he/she starts to walk and get out of the house when you turn your back.

To confirm if they are actually there you can go to the local police and ask them to confirm if they live there. The sexual predator websites out there are really unreliable. There is one that still shows a s*x offender living across from me. The house is owned and occupied by a police officer. Don't trust the websites.

Answer 2

Don't move they are ever where you might move right into the crocodile jaws.

If you move you might have a worse problem to deal with.

Answer 3

I wouldn't move.

Having 8 registered s*x offenders within 5 miles of your location is on the low side. I have at least 7 times that many where I live.

Answer 4

Stay with your children all the time and do not hire babysitters. I never had a babysitter until my kids were older. I had a doctor's appt. and I let them go over to a friend's house. She had two sons, one, not so right in the head. The idiot lady had the kid's Game Cube in her and her husband's bedroom. I told the mother, that I did not want my daughter in the bedroom with the boys. So what does she do??? she told my daughter to go in and play with the boys soon after I dropped my kids off at her house! Her oldest nutcase son pushed my precious daughter  down on the parent's bed and jumped on top of her. The younger brother pushed him off. My son was small and didn't know what to do. I was FURIOUS when I found out. They went to our church! I told the Mom how I felt and she was like, "I'll make him apologize." But after that he was mad and would tell lies about our family. He has mental problems. So see? It's not just adults. Be aware that there are kids that sexually abuse or try to sexually abuse other kids. Thank God the younger brother was there and looked out for our daughter! You must be there for your kids at all times, no exceptions! There is no need to leave them with anyone else. Then you are 100% sure they are not being abused in any way.

Answer 5

You'd be moving around for the rest of your life  Unfortunately  these offenders are everywhere.  You are doing the correct thing by keep  up-dated on the listings and being aware of where they are. The problem is the ones that are out there and are not registered because they have not been caught yet.

All we can do is to stay alert and informed and to train our children to stay alert and know what to do in any situation. Whether the predator is a stranger or a relative.

We as parents are the first defense our children have against these predators.

Answer 6

There will be registered s*x offenders anywhere you move.  The vast majority of them have offended against family members or acquaintances (like their girlfriend's child).  Very few child s*x offenders are the kind that snatch children off the street, although of course they're the scariest kind.  You're going to supervise your child carefully, and that's all you can do.  There are lots of different kinds of danger in this world and you just do your best to protect your child.  You'll be fine.

Answer 7

Unless you move to the middle of nowhere, where there are fewer than 8 people in 5 miles, it is highly unlikely you would be able to find a place in the US with fewer s*x offenders.