I too watched the documentary on UK television a while back about a group of paedophiles in Prison, and their attitude to their offences was breathtakingly evil. They called the child abuse they had committed their 'Hobby', and maintained that the children 'asked for it' and in fact enjoyed the physical 'attention'. They genuinely sseemed to have no idea that their sexual predations were in any way wrong, and resented very much the fact they were being punished. They also described in some detail how they set about grooming a victim, in the most wily of ways. Whether these men are mentally sick, victims themselves or unable to stop abusing children, IMO they should never be free to have the opportunity. I might add I had the dreadful task of interviewing a paedophile myself. He was the parent of twin girls in my class. He'd been in Prison for abusing them, and didn't have any shame whatsoever about it. After five minutes I made an excuse and left the classroom, summoning the Head to take over. I just couldn't sit there alone with him any longer, evil seemed to exude from his every pore. Please don't let your 'compassion' for these people blind you to their wickedness. They must not be allowed freedom, it's just too dangerous.