Kentucky man accused of child sexual battery while on vacation in Panama City Beach

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https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local- ... ity-beach/

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Kentucky man on vacation in Panama City Beach man has been accused of having sex with an 11-year-old girl 3 years ago in 2021.

Bay County Sheriff’s investigators say 62-year-old Gerald Kessler was vacationing on the beach with the victim’s family.

He and the child’s stepfather returned to the rented condo, the stepfather went to sleep, then Kessler allegedly had sex with her. Afterward, she said Kessler threatened her that if she told anyone, she’d never see her mother again.

Kessler is held without bond in the Bay County Jail, charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12.

[Someone]

https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local- ... ity-beach/

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Kentucky man on vacation in Panama City Beach man has been accused of having sex with an 11-year-old girl 3 years ago in 2021.

Bay County Sheriff’s investigators say 62-year-old Gerald Kessler was vacationing on the beach with the victim’s family.

He and the child’s stepfather returned to the rented condo, the stepfather went to sleep, then Kessler allegedly had sex with her. Afterward, she said Kessler threatened her that if she told anyone, she’d never see her mother again.

Kessler is held without bond in the Bay County Jail, charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12.

This type of behavor, threatening a choild, give all MAPs a bad name

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This type of behavor, threatening a choild, give all MAPs a bad name

Having sex with an underage minor gives MAPs a bad name. Obey the law, no matter how you feel about it. We need to stop creating victims and acting surprised when the world turns against us.

[PorcelainLark]

Having sex with an underage minor gives MAPs a bad name. Obey the law, no matter how you feel about it. We need to stop creating victims and acting surprised when the world turns against us.

I disagree, I think people still hate MAPs even if they don't break the law, so I wouldn't blame the perception on MAPs that do. The nature of the crime also matters, blackmail and violence feed into the perception of MAPs as psychopaths, however, those of us who are pro-contact ultimately need to challenge the view that non-coercive sexual acts between a minor and an adult are bad.

From a pro-contact perspective, it's a bit like saying gay sex is the reason why the world hates gay people. If you want acceptance, you can't always have the best optics, because the very thing you want accepted may be the very thing that people are offended by.

You should obey the law for your own well-being, not because breaking the law is bad optics; the issue is that those who do break the law are usually harming themselves. I'm not going to morally condemn a person for breaking a law I don't believe in, even if I advise against it.