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Connie Fletcher wrote a nice book "what cops know" It is a fascinating read. What is chilling is the chapter about sex crimes and pedophilia in particular. According to the cops she interviewed, they said that everyone knows a person who is a pedophile. It is that rampant.

This hit home pretty hard when we found that my father's business partner and best friend for 30+ years is now in a NY prison for being a pedophile.

This man was the arch typical "American business man". There was nothing in his mannerisms that would have indicated anything like this. As kids we were over at this house plenty of times and there was not a hint. Nothing. Nada.

There was no way I could ever imagine this man sexually abusing children. But the evidence at his trial was incontrovertible and he plead guilty. My father still can't discuss this with us. It was his best friend for 30+ years. It tore him apart.

I am sure his was not an unusual case. According to Flether's book, it is rather common.

So I don't know if Hollywood is more or less prone for pedophiles than any other large city. It just may be more visible. Or it can fit some people's agenda to isolate Hollywood. As a kid I was raped while attending a day camp in upper state New York, hardly the big city. And I was not the only one in the camp being molested.

It happens a lot, it has always happened a lot. Unfortunately it is one of the more under-reported crimes. Which makes it all the more tragic.