Parents’ Ire Grows at Pedophile’s Unabashed Blog
LOS ANGELES — The search for the self-described pedophile in the large-brimmed black hat commences nearly every day here, with findings posted on chat rooms frequented by mothers.
He was spotted at a fair in Santa Clarita. He recently emerged from the Social Security office on Olympic Boulevard. He tapped away on a computer at the library in Mar Vista. Warnings have gone out. Signs have been posted.
And yet unlike convicted sex offenders, who are required to stay away from places that cater to children, in this case the police can do next to nothing, because this man, Jack McClellan, who has had Web sites detailing how and where he likes to troll for children, appears to be doing nothing illegal.
But his mere presence in Los Angeles — coupled with Mr. McClellan’s commitment to exhibitionistic blogging about his thoughts on little girls — has set parents on edge. One group of mothers, whose members by and large have never met before, will soon band together in a coffee shop to hammer out plans to push lawmakers in Sacramento to legislate Mr. McClellan out of business.
“Just the idea that this person could get away with what he was doing and no one could press charges has made me angry,†said Jane Thompson, a stay-at-home mother in East Los Angeles who recently read Mr. McClellan’s comments about a festival in her neighborhood in which he seemed to be describing her child.
For the entire article go to NYTimes.com
Pedophiles have been on the national radar with increasing frequency. The recent news story in Los Angeles had parents both horrified and up in arms over the child predator who described on the Internet his approach and tactics. Initially, the law enforcement authorities said there wasn’t much they could do to limit this man since he hadn’t really done anything yet. He wasn’t a registered sex offender.
Maybe in his case he wasn’t, but many are. They are listed nationally and on state sites. Corra includes in its state and nationwide criminal database searches the sexual offenders registry in all fifty states. Corra realizes how disruptive a sexual offender can be to the workplace. Most people will hate him, few, if any, with sympathize, and the employee morale can suffer.
In the case of McClellan, the predator in the story, a bond was issued mandating that he stay at least fifteen yards away from any child.
Check them out before you hire.
