Child Molesters - adults only

by gareth
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Heres my personal experience with a child molester.

They say that here in New Zealand one in ten children is sexually assaulted by an adult.

This is widely regarded to be an accurate estimate as most of these people are multiple offenders.

However most of them are not apprehended. Most of them do not even go before the courts.

I'm gunna tell you bluntly about my personal experience with this.

When I was 12 years old my parents marriage was about over - fights all the time etc.
There were 7 of us kids and me and my younger sister are 10 years younger than the rest.

So anyway the folks were having a fight as usual and I decided to go out for a walk and get away from it at about 6 pm.

By about 7pm it was getting dark so I made my way down an industrial street to get home faster. I noticed some dude walking some distance behind me perhaps 200 meters.

Being a 12 yr old kid out at night without permission this got me a bit scared so i thought about hiding until this person was gone. I told myself - no everything will be OK.

That was one of the worst decisions of my life.

I looked back behind and this dude was now jogging - it was pitch dark, no street lights at this end of the street. Next thing BAM this ****er grabbed me from behind and started to suffocate me around the throat.

This dude was pretty big, about 28-30 ish. I was immediately in shock - thought he was gunna pull out a knife and stab me to death right then and there. That sort of thing did happen in my town so I was convinced this was to be the end of my life.

I was in shock and on an adrenaline rush - started punching, kicking, screaming like crazy.

I fought that ******* with everything I had for about 15 minutes.

This dude was trying to strangle me to death, he smashed me in the face and I was bleeding from my nose. He kept telling me to shutup and he was going to kill me etc.

Finally I had no more energy and was paralized with horror. I was trembling with shock.

This sick ****er dragged my into an empty lot and lay down on top of me. I still thought he was just gunna pull out a knife and slit me up.

The came the worst, sickest realizaition you can possibly imagine. This mother ****er actually had an erection.

I was 12 man, and I aint gay. Prior to this moment I thought I was just gunna be murdered.

Christ why me !! How the **** could I get out of the situation ?

There was a house nearby and I could see them looking out the window to see what was going on - they could have saved me man - but they did not.

I hated those people for many years.

Ok so then the pervert started his sexual shit. He wanted to rape me , take photographs of it at his house and then kill me. This ****er dragged me behind some buildings stuck his hand down my pants, tried to perform oral sex and forced his finger up my ass.

Meanwhile I am terrified out of my mind, convinced I am about to be raped up the ass and murdered.

So by now an hour has passed since this nightmare began. I start pleading with this ****er to let me go. Oh yeah - he stuck a bag over my head that was from the local abattoir.

Anyway I couldn't flee or fight so I had to use psychological tactics to escape.

I also got some clues to this ****ers identity. I lived in a small town of 4000.

He slipped his first name by accident, he knew my brother, my dad had taught him at school. Later that proved to be enough.

Anyway I finally escaped, convinced this asshole I would meet him in a week and he could molester me and my school friends.

I got home at 11 pm - my mother was waiting, I just said "a queer got me mum".

It was so horrible.

We got the cops immediately. I was made to give statements over and over until 4am. They took all my clothing as forensic evidence.

Police policy with rape complaints at the time was to treat them as false during the first 1-2 hours. That's exactly what they did. Finally they conceded that I had indeed been attacked by a child molester and began an investigation procedure.

The child molester knew were I lived and in the following week began to phone my house.

I was having nightmares every night. Had them for 3 years after that. Anyway the cops cooked up a plan that I would meet the child molester the following week at night in the park.

They would use me as a guinea pig then swoop in and catch him.

To cut a long story short they ****ed the operation up, chased him for a mile with dogs and spotlights and he escaped.

The following week me, my dad and brother got talking about the clues he had given to his identity.

He said my dad had taught him at school, he was about 28-30, his name was paul, he knew my brother who was about the same age.

Dad went through his school records and there was only one person called paul that was a match. Dad told the cops and they got this dude in for questioning.

I could not give a clear visual ID that would stand up in court because this guy had put a bag over my head so they let me listen to his voice.

I had seen his face but it wouln't have stood up in court.

It was him 100% without any doubt. The dude that tried to murder me was Paul Hogan of kaikohe.

But without a visual ID it was not sufficient. Turns out this guy had raped about 10 kids.

Some of them became my friends later. One became my best buddy, we were gunna whack this dude. My friend actually knew him from the gym but was too terrified to report it to the cops.

As an adult he is still too freaked by the whole thing to tell the cops.

Anyway, I became a drug addict and a street kid for a few years after that. It ****ed my life up totally for about 7 years.

Justice was not done.
  • Profile picture of the author bryce
    I am sorry for your experience.
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    • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
      Takes a lot of guts to tell this Gareth. I hope doing so helps in some way. Any way of going after this guy now?
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      • Profile picture of the author gareth
        Originally Posted by TimPhelan View Post

        Takes a lot of guts to tell this Gareth. I hope doing so helps in some way. Any way of going after this guy now?
        I would definitely like to see Justice.

        I always found it good to let people know what happened. My best friend should have gone to the cops.

        It was a long time ago and most of my emotional scars are buried by time.

        But definitely this person should be made fully accountable.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Brian
    Is he still alive? Let's have his ass ****ed by a horse, insert some maggots up his ass, do the same thing to future generations of his family.
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  • Profile picture of the author yomimedia
    That dude should take responsibility for his bad actions. I hope you'll get recover from this trauma you're facing. I feel sorry for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
      Originally Posted by Marcus91 View Post

      So you're waiting for someone else to administer the justice you seek? Why are you waiting for someone else to do it?

      And I know this is a "family" here, but geez...anyway, thanks for sharing?

      Don't mean to be cruel but you're blaming what happened to you for you becoming a drug addict and a street kid? Uh, okay. Sure, you were traumatized, but weren't other factors involved that lead you into street life and drug abuse?

      If you expect to move forward from this and stop letting it rule your life, you must do something about it, besides posting on a forum. (Venting does help, of course.)

      You must either put him in his grave, publicly humiliate him, ruin his life, get him sent to prison or forgive him for being such a mentally twisted creep.

      The choice is yours, not his.
      I really cannot with this. Gareth has never posted this before, and he probably posted now because of the controversies surrounding the life of Michael Jackson.

      Children at 12 reach to trauma often much worse than adults. There are so many examples of this, especially those who lost a close parent at that age.

      Being grown up now, Gareth and the other victims can easily come together, track that person down and beat the daylights out of him. But that would be criminal action.

      I am sure time would have healed some wounds but one can never forget. It is up to the individual whether to forgive entirely or it.

      Thanks Gareth, for telling us about this.

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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ellis
    Man, I'm sorry to hear about that. I have a close friend that went through a similiar situation. The jerk ended up getting 5 years probabtion - basically no jail time. Unreal. It makes you wonder whos side the law is on.

    I tend to believe people will pay for that bad they've done to others, somehow, someway. Let's hope.

    Stay strong.
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  • Profile picture of the author gdschlegel
    Sorry this happened to you. The only true justice in this world is forgiveness... it's not worth letting the past dictate your future. I know this response may not seem logical, but ponder the deeper message here. Of course, the offender will be judged eventually.. if not now, in the after life. Forgiveness is not easy, but it will set you free from the past and well worth the journey.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kiwigal
      Wow Gareth.. really sorry to hear that news

      Originally Posted by gdschlegel View Post

      Sorry this happened to you. The only true justice in this world is forgiveness... it's not worth letting the past dictate your future. I know this response may not seem logical, but ponder the deeper message here. Of course, the offender will be judged eventually.. if not now, in the after life. Forgiveness is not easy, but it will set you free from the past and well worth the journey.
      How do you forgive someone who does,nt fess up to his crime and shows no remorse- call me shallow but I can,t see the deeper message in your statement.
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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    Just ignore them Derek they have zero post count.

    Yeah as forgiveness - no fricken way.
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    • Profile picture of the author slvrsrfr
      sorry to hear your story gareth.

      you did the right thing, the best you could as a young boy. you fought hard, told the cops, did everything right.

      i believe there is a greater justice to be meted out eventually. and he'll get his comeuppance. may not help you right now. but i believe it nonetheless.

      karma can be a bitch.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ron Kerr
    One can only hope that there is a special kind of hell for child molesters.

    It is brave for you to share this Gareth and, of course, children cannot physically overcome adults and the perpetrator is totally to blame. You are the blameless, unfortunate victim.
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  • Profile picture of the author Emily Meeks
    I applaud you for having the courage to tell us your story. What happened happened and the only choice you have now is to grow stronger from it. Coming here and telling us is proof of that strength.
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  • Profile picture of the author Raiel Schwartz
    Wow Gareth,

    it must take a lot of personal strength to tell your story out in the public like that. I am sorry for what has happened to you and hopefully justice was served to this creep. Perhaps not by the court system, but a man who does what he does CANNOT in any way live a normal, functioning life. Perhaps that is all the justice that is needed.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Gareth - I have always thought this, or similar. Did you know I was a counselor at one time? Sexual Assault Crisis Center, YWCA, Flint MI.

    The assault is bad - knowing your body is under the control of another - but the fear, always feeling the need to look over your shoulder, always backing up the extra foot from another when speaking, being disbelieved and even BLAMED while walking on eggshells, afraid of who will be on the next corner.

    I hope you can get through this - talking is the best way. It's a hard thing to do. Many seem to project the guilt upon the victim in rape for some reason. Perhaps it makes the rest of us feel less vulnerable. I am glad to know your parents were at least supportive. That is more than one heck of a lot of victims get.

    Many never get justice. No one ever said life is fair. So many learn that the hard way. You are an adult now and can look back........don't let guilt because of the reason you were out there at the time get you. It's not YOUR fault. You acted with intelligence and courage. Very commendable. And we can be glad, because if you had not have had the courage and smarts you possess, you wouldn't be here to tell us about it. Give yourself a medal because many die. Many more are just never heard from again, so who knows. One of the women at my center was attacked in her own home -someone had broken in while she was out. She was scared every time she left the house to go home again. She moved but it didn't help. Eventually she committed suicide.

    Now - I want you to remember what you have told us. I'm sure you remember some of the comments that you have gotten from me in response to some of your comments about women. You see, Gareth........I've worked with many of the women like the ones I've heard you rag on. Here in the US 1 of 4 women is molested or raped by the time they are 18. Many by adult family members or family friends. Can you imagine going through what you did night after night and never being able to tell or get away because it is your FATHER or Grandfather - or Uncle or your dad's best friend? Can you imagine being passed around a family and never knowing who your dad is going to force you to share your bed with that night?

    When a woman experiences repeated sexual abuse in her younger years she will actually start to think that it is a normal way men show love and they get confused. They hang on to men who abuse them or degrade them because it is familiar ground.

    Please, Gareth - have more respect for the women you are with - even if it's just for a night of fun, because you never know what in her life has brought her to where she is and we all need a bit of self-worth, understanding, and kindness.

    How many women are there who you have degraded or worse that you could shown the first kindness and respect that they have ever experienced? Please think of that the next time you make a conquest. You don't have to marry a woman to respect her or show her some honor -- even if all you want is to sleep with her. Life is a hard game and we are all just trying to get through it with as much happiness as we can.
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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    Folks I'm 40 yrs old. It was 28 yrs ago.

    I'm well and truely "over" any emotional baggage from this experience.

    However it did really mess up my teen years - this and the break up of my family pretty much spoilt the teenage experience for me.

    I think all people that go through bad stuff should talk about it without any fear or guilt.

    Now i read your post heysal - I am not disrespectful toward women. I just have a different sense of humour than you. Anyway - Cheers.

    One thing you mention is the fear involved - yes as a male I simply beefed up and the physical danger was gone. You cant do that so easily if you are female.

    A sense of physical security is certainly something to appreciate.

    I must add the dangerous thing with paedophiles and other sex offenders is that there are many of them and they do co-operate - to do just what I hate to imagine.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    If you were truly 'over' it, you wouldnt be posting it on a forum. Personally, I wouldnt be over it until that person was beaten, bloodied and on his knees in front of me with my pistol in his mouth while he begs forgiveness.

    But thats just me.

    I have no forgiveness in my heart for child molesters. They are not 'broken' or 'sick'. They are not wired right, similar to the dogs that flip out and bite your kids for no reason. And like those dogs, there is only one 'fix' for that animal.
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    • Profile picture of the author gareth
      Originally Posted by Michael Motley View Post

      If you were truly 'over' it, you wouldnt be posting it on a forum. Personally, I wouldnt be over it until that person was beaten, bloodied and on his knees in front of me with my pistol in his mouth while he begs forgiveness.

      But thats just me.

      I have no forgiveness in my heart for child molesters. They are not 'broken' or 'sick'. They are not wired right, similar to the dogs that flip out and bite your kids for no reason. And like those dogs, there is only one 'fix' for that animal.
      No I am over it. I have no anger, fear or hatred about it. But it is something I am more aware of than people that have not experienced it.

      Its not something inappropriate to talk about. Just rather serious.

      I also should say thanks for the kind words. When I was a kid 12-14 I got utter hell about this at school, I got bullied and picked on by the other kids. They used to call me a faggot and poke fun. Thats just the way kids are.

      I imagine those same kids were pretty ashamed about that when they got a little older. But I was always glad I spoke out even though I paid a price for it. It was simply the right thing to do.

      Besides the asshole knew where I lived and wanted to murder me. I had no choice but to get the cops.
      Any sexual assault victim should always contact the police immediately and not retract the truth under pressure.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Yep, Micheal - don't always agree with you - but do this time around.
    One thing I learned dealing with the crisis center is that most of these individuals can't be fixed -- you are as likely to be able to turn a hetrosexual to gay and visa versa - it's either there or it isn't. While these people are victims of some bad hormones and wiring themselves they are dangerous and need to be disabled before allowing them out in society. Might be just, might be cruel depending on your viewpoint -- but that's the way it is. It is NECESSARY for eveyone else's safety.

    Now i read your post heysal - I am not disrespectful toward women. I just have a different sense of humour than you. Anyway - Cheers.
    Gareth, guys that respect women do not trash one that he slept with to anyone whether they know her or not -------that's not sense of humor. I have seen some posts that I was able to see sense of humor in but your basic linguistic structure and semantics say you spit on anything that will **** you. Sorry - just my perception from my experience w/issues and from seeing what and how you write about them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nathan2012
    That really sucks. I'm glad you can talk about it now.
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    • Profile picture of the author NickCook
      It's great that you can talk about it now...My wife was sexually abused as a child and 35 years on she still affected...This is a continual problem in our society and the more people speak up, the better...
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      • Profile picture of the author bryce
        Maybe you could establish a blog about the subject and be as raw as you need to be to vent, and to encourage others to do the same.
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  • Profile picture of the author iw
    Hey Gareth:

    It's nice know that you're over with it. You are blessed and you'll always be! Stay happy and live to the fullest.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paceraj
    I am glad that you are over it, and you have shared your story. By sharing your story, it not only helps you out, but also, gives advice to people if they are ever caught in that situation.
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  • Profile picture of the author blm2007
    You could have kicked his dick very hard in the first place and ran with everything you had. I wish I could shoot his ass hole.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sonam22
    What happened in your past history was really a tragic.Do you know what should be done to these child molesters ,cut them up into little pieces put them into a trash bag and drive them around feeding them to stray dogs one piece at a time.
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