How terribly unchristian. /sarcasm
the guy should have been reported to the authorities the first time. Church discipline doesn't apply to criminal matters.
Exactly ... the law is given for the law breaker.
The creep was ultimately going away, but the effort to reconcile was made before the system made it so much more difficult or even impossible for a man to feel repentence.
I am btw,the father to the girl.
She's 22 now, married with our first grandaughter due April 20.
My wife Debbie,went home to be with the Lord June 15 last year.
My grandaughter's name is Debra Hope.