Pedophiles, who sexually target children between birth and 13 years old, issue a life sentence to a child, due to their innocence and without their ability to issue permission.

Pedophilia is a life sentence for a child:

• Twists and bend the Soul-Spirit
• Destroys who the child was born to be
• Loss of innocence
• Robbed of virginity; nothing to save for marriage
• Alters ability to form relationships
• Lifetime of memories
• Family betrayal: especially damaging if adults protect perpetrator
• Destruction of trust
• Family secret allows other innocent children to be victims
• Physical injuries, many requiring surgery however the family of an incestuous pedophile will often not seek treatment for the injured child in order to keep the secret.
• Sexually transmitted diseases in infants are now common in the US
• Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in 3, 5 and 7 year olds due to secrecy in not only prosecution but in the short sentences issued.
• Lack of medical treatment to protect perpetrator from discovery and prosecution
• Lack of medical treatment for STD's which lead to permanent sterilization
• AIDs

This guilt is what leads so many children to find substances that will ease their pain, mask their shame and bury their memories.  Our prisons and jails, teen detention center, homeless and domestic violence shelters and homeless mentally ill population have experienced child sexual abuse in their life.  Early behavior problems, such as running away, fire setting, cutting, snuffing and attempted suicides are some outward signs of keeping traumatic secrets.

Instead of sentencing an innocent child to a life of rebuilding what was stolen before they could form abstract thought, lock up the pedophiles so children can enjoy a carefree childhood.