[Svexark]

You don't understand. He was arrested for being a pedophile. All of his friends and family will know about it. Everywhere he goes people will be looking for suspicious behavior involving children.

Forever.

He had a career working with children that he had to abandon. If a single child or parent made a false accusation, it could confirm everyone's suspicions about him and his life would be over. His neighbors would demand he move. His wife would probably leave him. He would probably never see his kids again. Every day he has to live with knowing he did nothing wrong but that other people have the ability to destroy his life on a whim at any moment.

[Udik]

Sorry, but I think you're commenting the wrong story. He didn't have to leave his job, he chose to leave. While the idea of peadophilia might linger in the minds of his colleagues and acquaintances for some time, the mistake is clear enough for everybody to shake it off immediately. He got cleared of any charge, then it was even made clear that the mistake was due to a typo. What makes him different from any other random person walking the streets? Absolutely nothing. Get over it.

[DanBC]

> He didn't have to leave his job,

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-b...

> The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

[...]

> Referrals are made to us when an employer or organisation, eg a regulatory body, has concerns that a person has caused harm, or poses a future risk of harm to vulnerable groups, including children.

> In these circumstances the employer must make a referral to the DBS, though this is not obligatory for regulatory bodies.

If he had an enhanced check:

> Standard (£26)

> This checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings.

> Enhanced (£44)

> This includes the same as the standard check plus any additional information held by local police that’s reasonably considered relevant to the role being applied for.

It's likely this arrest would have prevented him from working with vulnerable young people.

[mdpopescu]

I was supposed to start a one-year contract with a large financial company in London - went there for two weeks, just got back. They asked me if I had any problems ("any civil suit" or something like that) and I told them "yes, I had a copyright violation 15 years ago, it got settled out of court". That led to an immense scandal and my agency is still trying to convince them to accept me anyway, because their immediate reaction was "no hire". This despite the fact that they are desperate for people (seriously, they want eight more people besides me and can't find them) and despite the fact that everyone agrees that my experience is perfect for the role.

The reason they're so stubborn about it? "What if something happens and I am asked why I accepted him despite knowing he had problems? Then I'll lose my job". People love CYA.

[literallycancer]

Then you wouldn't mind swapping places with him? I sure as hell would prefer to be the "any other random person".