James T. Walsh Quotes

Yet, when child sex offenders are brought to justice and serve time for their offenses, they are often released into unsuspecting communities and left free to resume their sexual attacks.

I hope today’s bill is a pedophile’s nightmare.

There ought to be a national registry of child molesters and insurance company executive because I hold them in the same very low esteem.

We're not at a point in time to be taking chances with children and young people in the church. The Holy Father himself said... there is no room in the priesthood or religious life for someone who has abused a child. I think he's right.

I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children.

Nearly 100,000 sex offenders remain unregistered, and are moving freely about the country; the risk that they may strike again grows every day.

It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if it's the idea of the offender to extinguish himself in the commission of the crime.

Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.

I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders.

Child Protective Services, all over the country, need to be revamped top to bottom.

There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.

When you have a child victim, I don't think cameras should be in the courtroom, ever.

Today, Church policy in Ireland is to report allegations of abuse to the civil authorities. It recognises the Gardai and H.S.E. as those with responsibility for investigating such allegations and that any Church investigation should not take place until the investigation by the civil authorities has been completed.

The whole [sexual offender] register is a horrible mistake. I think it's utterly ridiculous to take teenage sex and make it a felony.

We have pleaded to the entertainment industry to raise their standards and protect our children.

You don’t play around with the lives of children.

I will do everything possible to stop crimes against children.

And at some point who's to say that you cannot have sex with a child some point.

I am openly pro-prosecution and make no bones about it. I don't think there are enough people out there sticking up for victims.

Sex criminals. Completely incurable... I suppose you could outlaw religion and these sex crimes would disappear in a generation or two, but we don't have time for rational solutions.

It is a shameful thing to insult a child.

Protection of children from violence and abuse has always been my main activity or campaign.

If kids got raped at Denny's as often as they get raped at church it would be illegal to take your kids to Denny's.

Nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children.

Each and every child in this country is valuable because they are our future as a society. We cannot afford to lose a single child to ill-health, under-education, abuse, addiction, jail, or gun violence. America's highest goal should be for every child to grow up to be a successful young adult -- healthy, educated, free, secure, and a good citizen.