A little over a year ago,
Robbie told me something that no mother wants to hear.
That he had sexual urges towards his siblings,
as well as other children.
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And he said that the only reason he hadn't offended them
was because they were going to tell.
But he also said that if he could offend them,
he would force them to, and if it took it,
he would tape their mouths shut and keep them quiet.
(sighs) I'm sorry, this is hard.
When I heard Robbie say that, I felt scared,
concerned, overwhelmed,
and just terrified.
(sighs) I'm sorry.
It was just such a shock
that I didn't know how to deal with it.
I was wondering where these urges came from,
why suddenly he would start feeling that way.
We put a safety plan in place
that included installing locks on the kid's bedroom doors
so that they could lock themselves in at night.
Robbie was no longer allowed to be unsupervised.
He was supervised 24/7 by either myself or my husband.
Robbie was no longer allowed to hang out
with his siblings, nor any other children.
There were many times I had to take Robbie to work with me
so that he could be supervised during the daytime.
Well, I was doing everything I could
to get him into that treatment facility.
In spite of everything we put in place,
we were faced with a new challenge, which was-
Robbie came home from school,
and he said that if we didn't get them help that day,
that he was going to rape one of his siblings.
Well, he told me that despite there being locks on the doors
that he felt like he would find a way to get to them.
I was blindsided with what he had said.
We had no other choice than to remove him from the house.
So we took him straight to the hospital.
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(sighs) It was tough.
It was very hard to make the decision
to have to (sighs) what felt like, get rid of my son.
We left him at the hospital, and he never came home.
Well, Kristin and Rick say
that since Robbie has been in treatment,
they've learned just how dangerous the situation really is.
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For the past year, Robbie's been in treatment
for children with sexual maladaptive behaviors.
Since Robbie's been in treatment,
we've learned so many more things,
and the fear I had prior has been heightened by a million.
One of the shocking things that I found out
is that Robbie prefers little boys ages five and under.
In one of his psychological reports,
we found out that he was interested in S&M.
His sexual fantasies are so strong
that it keeps him awake at night,
and it's all he can think about.
In his psychological assessment,
Robbie has admitted to being aroused
by 27 different violent scenarios,
most of them involving young boys.
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Robbie has told me that acting on his impulses
would make him feel extremely powerful,
and he likes the idea of being in control,
and victims will just get over things.
Robbie does not understand or believe
that consent is appropriate,
and he's not capable of correctly identifying
faulty beliefs and distortions.
Lately he's expressed that he just wants to harm someone
whenever he gets out.
Robbie believes that deviant sexual behavior is normal.
He also doesn't understand or believe
that there will be consequences for his behavior.
He will re-offend if he's given the opportunity,
because he wants what he wants, and when he wants it.
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Robbie told me that he would find a victim.
He would find a way to keep them quiet.
It didn't matter if he had to tape their mouth shut,
or hold them down, that he would find a way.
And that's really scary.
Now that he's still expressing those desires,
there's no chance of him coming back to the house
when he's released.
That's non-negotiable, he just can't.
Okay, Kristin, Rick, I'm glad you guys are here.
I wish we were talking about something else.
Almost anything else, right?
I mean, this is a tough situation.
You said that it was really hard to say the words
son and pedophile together, right?
That's just not something a parent wants to say.
It's quite terrifying to think
that for so long we've sugarcoated it
and said he's becoming a pedophile,
but yesterday for the first time I said my son is.
Right.