Why Parents Of 15-Year-Old Say They Fear He’s A Pedophile

Kristin and Rick say they are concerned their 15-year-old son, Robbie, may be a pedophile. Kristin says her stepson admitted to her that he had strong sexual urges toward children over a year ago.

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“He said the only reason he hadn’t offended them was because they were going to tell,” says Kristin.

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Rick says, “It was just such a shock that I didn’t know how to deal with it.”

The couple says they began supervising Robbie 24/7 and tried to find him a treatment facility placement. Then, says Kristin, Robbie threatened that if he didn’t get help that day – he would rape one of his siblings, “So we took him straight to the hospital.”

Kristin and Rick say Robbie has been in treatment for the past year and is due to come home soon, and they don’t know what to do. Can Dr. Phil help?

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