I ran into an issue recently that still bothers me. On a local youth sports team (8 year old girls), one of the girls dads is a registered sex offender. He is listed in the state registry and you can pull up his photo online. Apparently this guy(and his daughter) were kicked out of their old club after the parents found out about his past and took a vote. However the new club where his daughter plays doesn't seem to care about his past history. The sex offender dad claims that it was simply a case of him being in his early 20's and a 16 year old girl lied about her age and had told him that she was 18. While the ages might be true, the thing that really bothers me is that he is listed as a medium level sex offender (not a low level sex offender). This makes me think that there is a lot more to the story and obviously anyone with that type of record is going to downplay it.
Another thing that really bothers me is that the club knows that he is a registered sex offender but they do not tell new families that they have this guy hanging around. This dad is at every single practice and game and often sits around and watches other teams play. There are many teams within the organization that all practice at the same complex during the same time and many of the parents just do not realize that there is a registered sex offender around. To top it off, this guy is a world class jackass, who will cuss and yell at his kid during her game. His DD is also known as having a bad attitude. However, his daughter is a great player so the club seems to turn a blind eye to the whole thing. The coach of the team is known as a "win at all costs" kind of guy.
So, question #1 - Does a club have a duty of letting their parents know that a registered sex offender is around their kids. If they don't inform the other parents, could the club be liable is something bad happens?
Question #2 - Is it possible to be listed as a medium level sex offender if it was just a simple case of a girl lying about her age. (as he claims) I'm not sure if sex offenders are listed the same around the country, we are in Texas.
Have any of you guys had a similiar experience? How was it handled?
For the record, my DD never played on the same team, but my DD was in the same club. Some of my DD's friends are on the same team.
Another thing that really bothers me is that the club knows that he is a registered sex offender but they do not tell new families that they have this guy hanging around. This dad is at every single practice and game and often sits around and watches other teams play. There are many teams within the organization that all practice at the same complex during the same time and many of the parents just do not realize that there is a registered sex offender around. To top it off, this guy is a world class jackass, who will cuss and yell at his kid during her game. His DD is also known as having a bad attitude. However, his daughter is a great player so the club seems to turn a blind eye to the whole thing. The coach of the team is known as a "win at all costs" kind of guy.
So, question #1 - Does a club have a duty of letting their parents know that a registered sex offender is around their kids. If they don't inform the other parents, could the club be liable is something bad happens?
Question #2 - Is it possible to be listed as a medium level sex offender if it was just a simple case of a girl lying about her age. (as he claims) I'm not sure if sex offenders are listed the same around the country, we are in Texas.
Have any of you guys had a similiar experience? How was it handled?
For the record, my DD never played on the same team, but my DD was in the same club. Some of my DD's friends are on the same team.