Here’s an egregious example of something I’ve pointed-out ad nauseum.
A child sex abuse victim says she’s been denied housing after accusing a “good man” of molesting her for years — and Missouri prosecutors are mystified that so many community members are supporting the admitted sex offender.
Darren Paden was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty in August to two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy — but friends, family members, church elders and community leaders begged a judge to go easy on him.
Prosecutors said the 52-year-old Paden sexually abused the girl up to 300 times over a decade, beginning before she was 5 years old. His 28-year-old son, Anthony Paden, was also charged with sex abuse, although his case remains pending.
But community members have turned their backs on the girl, who is now 18 years old and testified against her abuser in court …
Paden was a deacon at his church.
This is not a freak, one-off perversity. Ask any journalist, any lawyer, any doctor, any social worker, any police officer, any religious activist, anybody with first-hand knowledge of these cases, and without exception they will tell you the exact same thing: Congregations all-but-invariably rally to support of the offender and re-victimize his victim.
That is who is sitting in church, and the best thing you can do for your children is keep them away from those debased slavish freaks.