Child, now 6, recently outcried about a touching incident 3 years ago by next door neighbor. Since age 4, child lived with neighbor as CPS foster placement for a year, has been at the home daily to play with alleged offenders kids, lots of contact. Arrest, JP put bond condition that alleged offender stay 500 feet from victim, so he can't live in his home. On Writ of HC, his atty argues lots of contact since alleged incident, child not fearful of offender, and not fair he can't live with his family.

Judge said seemed unfair, but he had no ideas on what to put in place to protect victim and still let alleged offender live in his home with his wife and kids. He siad he was open to ideas. Problem is I don't have any either. Ideas?

Won't a simple "no contact" order suffice? Perhaps a distance boundary of 50 feet, or 20, or whatever works in that situation.

Half a life-time ago this 6 year old says she was touched by the neighbor. Since then she lived in his household for a year, and has been otherwise living next door, with constant contact with his household via his children. So he has had a ton of opportunities to continue his illicit relationship, but has not done so. Surely there is a lot more to it than that, but from what you've presented, that is a very, very odd case.