Question by diamond heart: ex-husband is now selling ecstasy. should i report him?
i was married from 1993-2002 to a man who has never paid child support, abandoned his 3 children and from whom i revoked parental rights 5 years ago (i don’t even think he knows about that). we haven’t seen or heard from him in 7 years. i recently discovered that he is back in my city (alive, well and dealing ecstasy)…he never did drugs while i was married to him, so that’s a little surprising, though he is a known con man and white collar thief. i obtained his cell phone number (unbeknownst to him). should i turn him in to the police for selling ecstasy? would they even prosecute it AND would i have to be involved in any way in his prosecution? he’s a scary individual. what should i do (if anything)? he hasn’t found us or contacted us, though he appeared at my adult daughter’s house a couple of weeks ago, asking for the zip code and was trying to rent the house across the street from her…she turned her head and pretended not to recognize him.
i have NO anger towards him. i’m simply dealing with an ethical dilemma in terms of the knowledge that i’ve been given. i would NOT want him to know that i was the one that reported him, but i WOULD like to see him off the streets so that he cannot bother us or the young people he sells to.

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Answer by Steve
if during the prosecution and or reporting he would gain access to the knowledge or who reported him then i would advise against it, especially if you are scared of him/his potential reaction, especiall if it is not investiagated/ he is not put behinde bars. there is no need to unneedingly put yourself or children at risk over it if he is up to this point back in town and still leaving you all alone / not contacting you, ect.

while that is sad to hear he is involved in such activities.

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