Step-son molests children younger than him?

Sounds like the kid's a real nut job. I suggest you lock him in the basement..

It's unfortunate that they're taking him off his meds and letting him out of the facility all at once. Seems kind of risky for someone with his past. You can always make the choice to not have him in your home during school vacations, but I know that may not work for your husband. I would start by never leaving any of your children alone with him and by watching him like a hawk. Report any inappropriate behaviors immediately. If he does mess up again, it will probably occur before he comes into your home during a school break, so at least you have the advantage of his "trial run" happening in someone else's home first. Good luck with this situation---this is a tough one.

You left out a big piece of the puzzle - do you have younger children in your home? If so, you must either send them away, or have a very detailed safety plan in place. Also, you cannot send this 10 year old to other children's homes and he cannot be alone with other children at all - bigger or smaller. And of course he should visit his father - someone dropped the ball with this kid and allowed him to be molested very OFTEN at a young age. Both biological parents take some responsibility for not being engaged enough to ascertain his well being.

This is a sad situation, and I can understand because someone in MY OWN FAMILY has done that too.

Now that Im a mom, I do not allow him around my child unsupervised. If need be, get a damn hotel room while he's there, if he must be there.

But what I would do is NOT allow him even in your home. If he has not changed, or even if he had, there's still a risk that he would try to do that to your kid(s) too.

Keep him far, far away! Even if your husband doesnt like it, oh well.. better safe than sorry

You can always change your custody agreement and decline to have him in your home unless he is on a treatment plan. The other option is 24/7 supervision. Do you have children in your home that would be at risk? If not, then it is not as much of a worry- you will simply have to supervise him closely in situations where other children are present.

Cleveland 01/27/11

Appearently,..you,ve got a child Predator(sp) in the making,..!?!!

He will need to be either in a program,.that can straiten him up,.make a worthy citizen,..some-

thing must be done,.Else he would go to a lock up,..If it be an establiahed fact,.he be a Preda-

tor,. Hhhmm-mmm!?? a wonder ? He ought to be in lock up already,.! Get him to understand,.no molesting,..or,.he will go in and live in a shelter,.

Eliasis Yahwehei ( The Main Man )

I think you need to tell the court that you do not feel its safe for him to be living in your home. Hopefully the judge has common sense.

Firstly, this child is only ten.

Be proactive, rather than panic and label him a pariah, why not take the initiative, contact whoever you need to contact, and discuss what you, as a family can do to support this young person, because that is really what he needs - or are you going to give up on a ten year old child?

Why would you let him into your home? Do you have kids? If yes, I would NEVER let him around. His health and well-being is not your responsibility.

You don't have to let him into your home, especially if you have kids. He for sure wouldn't be in mine.