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<div>Please, RBS List, I can see this email getting<em> returned to sender</em>. Please find it in your hearts to relay this post to the families of RBS. You can take part in saving even one neshama.</div>
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<div>Being part of the religious community becomes the hardest thing for me when it comes to molestation. Many frum people even gasp at the aforementioned word. Many others deny its existence. As a mother of small children, I feel as if it is my duty to make people more aware of this present problem. Yes, I know that I will get many emails stating that this problem has existed since way back in biblical times, and that it exists amongst every religion. I am aware of that. However, the issue amongst chareidim is the "hush" reaction that follows the occurrence.</div>
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<div>I am not doing this for the parents. I am doing this for the children. They are the future of klal yisroel and that is a good enough reason for me to send this email, and it should be for you too. I find it painful to know that these stories are happening constantly to children and many are not warned about it. I spent tonight with a police officer who is very involved and he told me that it is a bad situation here in RBS. He said that everyone is so busy worrying about shidduchim and lashon hara and so many children are getting hurt. Just today another child was molested in the park between Katlav and Micha.</div>
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<div>Being in contact with Magen, I was told that there are over FORTY known child molesters in RBS and they are walking the streets freely. Not only do we not know they exist, we do not even know that they are spending time with our children. For the few of us that warn our children of staying far from strangers, these are people that look like the rest of us and are part of our shuls and families. </div>
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<div>Sadly, Magen can not release the information of these people. I understand why they have not done so, but I do not understand why we are not talking about this amongst ourselves. How can we make our children more aware. How can we prevent these stories from happening, because they are happening, if we are constantly hushing these stories. The molester's pictures should be up and their locations should be known. They should not feel free to roam the streets. </div>
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<div>Because while you are worrying about saying lashon hara and ruining a molester's reputation in shuls, they are touching YOUR children inappropriately. You think these things happen to other people always and not your own, but sadly you are more than wrong. Majority of children don't even tell their parents.</div>
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<div>There was just a child that was molested behind the matnas right before Purim. I don't know all the details and I apologize in advance to the parents of this child for any false information. I am not here for journalism purposes and I don't have all the correct details. I am just writing this to make parents aware that these things are happening HERE. I watch small boys and girls walk alone to and from school every day. Small little innocent children who see the good in everybody. There is no one watching them. You can try that excuse that Hashem is watching them, and He is, but that doesn't mean you can just drop your babies in the road and see if they will be safe from crashing cars.</div>
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<div>This child was pulled over to the side, even while other children were around and he was told by a bearded individual that he should come with him to the side and that it was okay because he was friends with the boy's father. As children, we are trusting, especially when someone looks religious. I am not blaming the parents, G-d forbid, because I know we can't always be there for our children and I know that it is not always in our control. Things happen right in front of our noses and I know this first-hand. But when we can prevent it, we should.</div>
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<div>This mother obviously did well with her child. She found out what happen and that is way more than many others do. Make a good connection with your children and pray that they come to you if G-d forbid anything happens. And pray even harder that nothing should happen to them. Make it clear to them that it is never their fault and that there are bad people out there. There is a lot of awareness and things that should be taught to children and parents. You can get booklets from magen and read it up on websites. </div>
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<div>I am not here to teach you what to do. Find something that works for your family. Walk your children to school if you can, if not make them walk in groups and teach them safety and red flag warnings they should look out for.</div>
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<div>Stop hushing what is so present in our neighborhood right now. Little children are getting molested and raped. We should not be hushing things like this. You don't want names and pictures because you are too religious for that kind of "lashon hara", I am not giving you them. I am telling you a concept. Our little tiny, helpless babies are getting hurt. Many of them repeatedly.</div>
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<div>We are ignoring something that is so important for our future. <strong><u>They</u></strong> are the future, don't let this go by without some sort of change.</div>
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<div>Contact Magen for any other information or if you need any help</div>
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<div>"Magen" - Creating a Safer Community for Kids</div>
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<div>This website is also very informative and has names of the convicted predators.</div>
<div><a href="http://www.besheket.com/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.besheket.com/index.htm</a></div></div></div><br></div>