 A 75 year old
child psychiatrist in California was arrested last week on
charges that he molested three patients who were ages 9, 11
and 12 at the time. It's an absolutely disgusting case, but
the worst part is that there are likely lots of other
victims who will never get the justice they deserve.
The Real Story is that this monster -- and let me give you
his name in case there are still victims out there, Doctor
William Ayres -- has allegedly been molesting kids under his
care for so long that the statute of limitations has run out
for many of them.
Under a California law that went into effect in January
2006, child victims can pursue criminal charges only up
until their 28th birthday. Before that law, they only had
10 years from the day of the molestation.
But, either way, why is there a statue of limitations at
all??? I've been saying for a while that we are separating
ourselves in this country. But that separation goes deeper
than the elephant and the donkey...it's a disconnection from
our own laws. We say we care about children, but then we go
and create arbitrary statutes of limitations for a crime
that changes their lives forever.
Are you telling me that these monsters aren't going to
molest again? Are you telling me that the pain of child
rape ends when they're 28? If you believe that, I want you
to send me a letter because I guarantee that it'll be
written with something like pig's urine or crayons.
Honestly, the number of non-insane people who will send in
letters will be zero. In fact, I'll bet I get more
coherent, more well-reasoned letters from people who believe
this guy should be castrated with a pickle fork than I do
from the apologists.
When a child is molested, a part of them dies. To me, that
means the statute of limitations for child molestation
should never die.
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