Finding his actions deplorable is one thing; finding them illegal is quite another.
As CIB-173RDABN put it so well, if someone were stupid enough to do this 50 years ago they’d get their butt kicked.
Today that would lead to your arrest and jailing. So what other punishment can be applied to people who do stuff like this?
Behavior this can scar children for life. He should have been charged with child abuse.