dholams, you are so right. I know most abusers never change. He will most likely have the desire to do the same thing again. As far as the abuse, I always feel bad for kids that have to go through that but never really thought about the rest of their lives. They not only suffer the abuse, they suffer the memories of it always. That is what makes it awful. One person ruined an aspect of this woman's life forever, that isn't fair.

The abuse is something that stays with you for life. It affects every part of your life and relationships with others. At least they caught him and put him in prison, but, he should have been put away for life as should all predators of children. What is to say he won't find another victim to abuse.