Reading the Signs

Somebody asked me "what sort of things raised suspicions" about a paedophile in our Church (he was later jailed). Elsewhere, I wrote that I banned him from our Church Youth. This was not because I knew of his paedophilia, which I did not. He sought favour with the youngsters -- and as in politics, when one seeks favour, one steps on the rules. This caused great tensions in the Youth. OBSERVATION: This is an important point. Dysfunction does not always manifest itself directly. In this case, ignoring the rules indicated trouble elsewhere. I first suspected paedophilia when a young girl told him emotionally not to touch her. Young girls don't do that.