Protecting Our Children from Sexual Predators

My college buddy, Rudy, who a retried FBI agent, emailed me a web site, Family Watchdog that was developed by John Walsh from Americas Most Wanted.

Remember: you may click on any graphic to enlarge it.

When you visit Family Watchdog you may enter your address. A map will pop up with your house as a small icon around which are red, blue and green dots which indicate convicted sexual offenders.

The above map is centered on my home. The dots do not show on this graphic due to their being hyperlinks that would not copy to the image. The legend to the left of the map shows what the colors of the dots indicate.

When you click on these dots a picture of a criminal will appear with his or her home address and the description of the crime he or she has committed. You may also type in the name of a person. If that individual has been convicted of a sexual offense, the site will provide information as below.

The above is what the site provides about my ex-father-in-law, convicted of incest, who sexually abused each of his four daughters from the time they were preschoolers until they left his home. I wrote much more about this in my blog post HERE.