[Ruth]

I am gobsmacked by the actions of the mother in this case. There is no way I could allow anybody into my house if I thought there was a chance that they could hurt my child. The mother is being very selfish...she says that her daughter needs her father, but I think the daughter is better off without a father than with one who has hurt her in the past and may well hurt her again.

I don't think that paedophilia can be 'cured' - it is a state of mind. Even if a paedophile never physically hurts a child, he or she will always have those urges.

Castration, either chemical or medical is not the answer. It won't castrate what is in their mind, and would not necessarily prevent someone from hurting another child. They should be put away for life. That is the only way that they can be prevented from ever hurting another child.