Chef's plan to lure a woman to Australia to have a baby they could sexually abuse, deemed 'abhorrent' by judge
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Victorian man Jonathon Edwards will serve just 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing more than 6,300 files containing images of child sexual abuse and torture.

What the absolute fuck? 20 months? I genuinely do believe rehabilitation can be possible for some pedophiles as opposed to just punishment, but this guy has zero remorse and for the degree of his offending…

  • wscholermann
    141·
    7 months ago

    Can a paedophile be reformed? I really have my doubts…

    • just_kittenOP
      13·
      7 months ago

      I agree that the base attraction can’t be cured but I think there is potential for SOME to reform their lives and behaviour, with support - not everyone though.

      But there does need to be an appropriate level of punitive detention first, 20 months is jackshit especially as it’s so short the perp is unlikely get access to treatment courses or any other meaningful support to prevent reoffending after release. This is just irresponsible to the public and even to this person

      • SalvoEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        20 months in prison for a Rock Spider can be a life sentence.

        They do get targeted by other prisoners for abuse.

        If you are a seasoned murderer who has multiple life sentences, regretting your life choices, and you meet someone who has abused children, what have you got to loose? You are able to do something (that you interpret as being) good for the community and hopefully save some little kiddies and make the world a better place.

        I am not defending either party here, but for some offenders, 20 months may be too much, or not enough. The Judiciary need to make this decision, depending on the offender.

    • essell@beehaw.org
      91·
      7 months ago

      Speaking as a therapist who works with non offending paedophiles, I can confirm they can change and grow.

      Actually, they’re a lot like human beings in their capacities, shockingly.

    • Taleya
      4·
      7 months ago

      Depends.

      You have pedophilia as in the part of their brain that identifies viable sexual partners is malfunctioning, they won’t act on it, but are attracted to children. I’d argue they don’t need reformation as it’s not the attraction that’s the problem to society, it’s acting on it. I’d imagine it’s a hell of a bad place to be, but they do exist, and there are attempts to help people before they go over the edge. This is where you get the ‘attempts to destigmatise’ that some people wildly grab the wrong of the stick on.

      But then you have those that act on it…well it involves ignoring consent, ignoring knowledge that it’s wrong, and going out of your way to deliberately abuse a child…basically there’s so many fucking steps they have to consciously take that outside of some pretty severe mental health issues they’re irredeemable cunts that decide nothing matters past what they want and need to be fired out of a cannon into the sun.

    • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
      613·
      7 months ago

      I’d say they can’t be cured, but they can be reintegrated. If they consent to chemical castration and a tracking implant I would think they could be allowed to live outside a prison.

      Generally i have little tolerance for this shit though. Massive prison time comes first.