Dear Queenie,
I recently discovered that a family member of my daughter’s best friend has a history of child molestation. We have often let our daughter play at her friend’s house and I am very angry that those parents did not warn us about the danger my daughter would be in at their house.
Queenie, should we report them to the police?—Angry father
Dear Angry father,
It is not uncommon for relatives of a paedophile to be in denial about his or her predilections, or to try to cover them up. And if your daughter has not actually been molested, I am not sure just what you have to report.
However, you are quite right to be concerned about her safety. I suggest you do not let her visit her friend’s house anymore, but arrange for them to play together at your house or somewhere where they will be closely supervised and protected from this predator.
