Up Front: I understand there isn't any "profile" for a pedophile, but the fella across the street has to be awfully close to filling the description. This guy has lived with his elderly father since birth, probably - for at least the last decade, certainly. His father died two years ago, before that, he apparently kept his offbeat son on a short leash. I am unsure if this strange dude across the street ever attended ANY school, but I know the guy has NEVER held a job, doesn't drive and wears only very brief shorts most of the year, complemented by a nearly perpetual baseball cap to cover his balding head(he MUST be 30-40 years old). He has a very distinctive high-pitched(almost child-like)voice. Since his father's death, his sole companions are the several children who live next door to him. He seems to be mostly fond of playing with the young girls(two sisters, probably 9-11 yrs), squirting them with the hose and giving them "piggy-back" rides, but will play with their brothers(10-12yrs)as well. He seems to have virtually no other friends. The parents of this tribe of children really seem too distracted to notice what MAY be happening, they are rarely seen outside the house while their children are "supervised" only by the weird clown, their neighbor. I gotta say, the guy seems less like "Gilbert Grape" and more like John Wayne Gacy. But the parents and the rest of the neighborhood(mostly rentals) seem either oblivious or content that nothing is "wrong" with this picture, but the situation seems a little remarkable to me, to say the least. What about you?

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Mar 14, 2004 at 9:47 AM

You ought to look online in your state and see if you have any registered sex offenders living in your area. If you notice his address pop up, it might make a good idea to make up some flyers and distribute them quietly in the night into some of these parents' mailboxes. If nothing comes up, I would take my suspicions to the police and see if they know anything about him and maybe have them look at him. You're better off doing that than risking some poor child being molested and always knowing that you thought something was wrong and should have spoke up.

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Mar 15, 2004 at 2:47 PM

"Gilbert Grape"?? don't you mean "Forest Gump"? perhaps?
And yes, the situation is "strange". hmmm, I would monitor.

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Mar 20, 2004 at 8:29 PM

He could also be a trusted friend of the neigbors.

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Mar 21, 2004 at 8:25 AM

You put your finger on part of the problem. Let's set aside, for a moment, the question of what ostensibly responsible adults want to make a conscious decision to try to rear six children on observably limited resources; the more direct question is, in having come to whatever accomodations to logistically support such a family, what is the state of mind of the adults who let their children be companioned and managed by a male adult who: 1)has no other adult friends, 2)has no siblings, 3)has never had a girlfriend(therefore,obviously, has never been married or been a father), 3)has never held a job, 4)has never had a driver's license(therefore, obviously doesn't drive), 5) at age of perhaps 40+ still wears tiny shorts outside whenever the sun is bright enough to cast a shadow. I attest to the correctness of my statements from the observed and researched facts accumulated in the decade-plus of having lived in the neighborhood.... What sort of responsibility, what sort of track record does this fellow have to demonstrate that he should be allowed to play with someone's children - much less be their outdoors companion and overseer? Well,he keeps a small dog, he keeps his yard groomed and has constructed a large wooden giraffe for the children to feel comfortable around his yard and chiefly, I think, he is available and doesn't charge a babysitting fee. To be frank, I tend to regard the parents of the children as rather irresponsible, for the reasons I elaborate upon above and other reasons that will make this post too long. It is, I guess, rather obvious that they trust the guy, but I think that trust is misplaced. Does this mean that I want to sic social services on these folks? I really hesitate for a lot of reasons, mainly because once those children get caught up in "the system", I am skeptical that they will neccesarily be any better off....

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Apr 3, 2004 at 8:22 AM

An otherwise healthy human adult male will sooner or later act on a sex drive, even if there is some mental impairment, as you seem to hint at. A situation as you describe is inappropriate. Parents who are pre-occupied by work or some other problems often neglect certain aspects of their lives, after all, they are only human. Hopefully you can speak to the parents at some point(sooner the better) and mention TO THEM your concerns.

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Apr 18, 2004 at 8:19 PM

Kill him.

Problem solved.

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Anonymous

by Anonymous on Sep 14, 2010 at 7:46 AM

Is he related? He could be those children's uncle. Or a close associate of the family. In which case they have every reason to be in his yard and he has every reason to have facilities for them. In which case you're making a federal case with no proof.

You said he wasn't being paid to watch those children? How do you know? You avoid contact with him. You know almost nothing about him. For all you know, he might be a professional nanny to that swarm of kids. Again, you're reacting without evidence.

And it's impossible for any human being to do anything objectionable to what sounds like a large and tight-knit family without a reaction. If he was hurting one of those children and they stay in those yards, how would he keep it from the others? A large and rowdy group of kids will not be intimidated. I know - my family has several groups of children like that.

All your statements sound like a Rorschach test - you have a perverted mind and you're projecting your perversion onto the outside world.

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holly2155

by holly2155 on Jan 25, 2023 at 7:25 AM

I agree another nosey no smoke without fire kneejerker where's the proof the facts the evidence? Too much speculation. Also you must spend a lot of time watching him watching them. Jealous xx

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