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As the mother of two children who were sexually molested (the trial of the perpetrator ended just last May) I can say with some authority that you shouldn't rely on the terms used to legally describe the crime as a basis of determining the severity of the crime. These terms are used to describe a wide variety of activities with children of varying ages. shakran is absolutely right in what he is saying.
Still, I think you've done the right thing by notifying the authorities, ng, and as you've said, action is being taken. That's about all you can do. Apparently this man has served his time and deserves the right to live somewhere as anonymously as possible. You will just have to be more vigilant with your children. Sad fact of life.
I check the sexual offender rolls in my area quite often and there are literally hundreds of offenders living within a 10 mile radius of my home. MOST of these are men who have had consensual relationships with teenage girls - but you wouldn't know it just by reading their charges. Fortunately, the apartment complex where I live screens occupants and will not allow someone convicted of any sexual offense to reside there.
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