Sex Offenders With Your Last Name Popping Up On Social Media

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My dad comes from a long line of sex offenders (which I guess means I come from a long line of sex offenders, but I don't recognize those people as family, and he does.) His father was a child molester and rapist, and several of his cousins were also child molesters and rapists. When I was a freshman in high school, one such cousin made headline news locally when he was busted for distributing child pornography. His face and name were plastered all over the local paper, and as we share the same last name, it sucked. Kids at school kept asking me if that was my dad or my uncle, and it caused a lot of grief having to deal with that crap. Especially knowing that I was, in fact, related to the creep, even though I'd never met him. Well today this cousin popped up on Facebook, commenting on posts in a local history group, complaining about how in the late '90s he got "burnout" from the drama of small-town living. The nerve of that creep! I so badly want to reply to his comment that perhaps he wouldn't have had any drama if he hadn't been distributing child pornography. He was the one who caused "small town drama" for those of us who share his last name! I clicked on his profile and he has a GoFundMe campaign for people to contribute to his "retirement fund." Honestly I'm appalled that sex offenders -- especially ones whose crimes were against minors -- are allowed to even have access to social media, or the internet in general. Shouldn't they be monitored to make sure they aren't continuing to prey on children? The internet and especially social media gives this guy easy access to minors. I looked into reporting his profile (as well as his "retirement fund" campaign) but it doesn't appear that either one violates either website's terms of service. You can easily find this guy and his offenses listed on the sex offender registry -- I verified it was him before attempting to report him. I wonder if they also let murderers join Facebook! I'm disgusted that this sorry excuse for a human is allowed to be on social media and collect free money from people by playing on their sympathies. He doesn't deserve any sympathy! Why should he live in comfort when he contributed to the abuse of children?? And this is exactly why I've always wanted to change my last name -- because of creeps like him! It sucks big time living in a small community and having the same last name as creeps who keep getting busted for this sort of thing. I'm ashamed to share my name with a bunch of perverts!