How to protect kids from grooming by a sexual predator

this is a question for kovarbasich mom. in the beginning she was suspicous of duane so she went on line to check if he was listed as a sexual preditor. mom,didn't you realize that not every pedofile is registered ?

this question is for DanielKovarbasich, If your younger brother had sense enough to not go over to Duane's house after the alleged touching of you , why did you countinue to visit?

I would ask the defendant why, if he in fact had been being abused, when he had decided he didn't want to do it any longer, did he not just tell the guy and leave it at that. Then if he wouldn't leave it alone, he could have sought help. I have to wonder if he just got angry because he didn't get something he wanted.

Parents really need to be more aware of what's going on with there children. When you have a family member, or just a friendly neighbor that is super friendly with your children, buying them gifts, giving them money, etc, never seems to want to date, or be with women, but always kind of hanging around with teen age boys red flags should go up. When I was single and in my 50's hanging around young boys was the last thing on my mind. That's just not normal for a man in his 40's 50's etc.
I still can't believe how (out of it) Daniel's parents were.

In so many other countries people would wonder why this boy is being prosecuted, that is what child molesters deserve!

This child is being truthful. Most children do not admit to parents or anyone that sexual abuse is occurring. He was full of rage and lost self control out of desperation to be freed of this torture. He needs to be paroled and maybe given a medal for ridding society of a pervert. There are just too many of them out there hurting our children. As for the mom, it is her job to monitor the gifts being given her son and find out what is going on. Daniel did not run and unless there is a history of extreme anger and loss of self control he is not a threat to society. No telling what this man did with those pickles.

I too. would ask the logical question; why would you keep going back?However. I'm sure that after a 'child' has been groomed for years by an older experiened pedafile predator, it's not as easy for him to make rational decisions as it may be for us. Also, i cannot believe that the state would use the idea that the boy was 'taking advantage of an elderly lonely man for glfts',THAT HE WAS PROSTITUTING HIMSELF? What's next if a 3 year old takes a cookie from a stranger then gets molested or raped is she going to be called a gold=digger who deserved it? Did they forget that it is a crime for an adult to have sex with a child? In making that assertion, they admit that they believe a sexual relationship was taking place, that makes him an old pervert. Too sick to work but not too sick to prowl aound parks with his pretty dog and flashy cars. Of course young boys were going to gravitate to him it was his plan all along. Who knows how long he'd been doing this and how many boys he molested through the years, The only reason I would'nt let this boy off scot free is because he stopped him in his house.If the perv had approached him at the boy.s home or the park I would applaude him for finally defending himself and taking 1 more perv off our streets. Since he went to his house he therefor had some resposibility in the actions that transpired. In my oplnion he should do no more then 4-7 years. Also, the parents share in the blame. Come on, never in a million years would I allow anyone,man, woman or child to spend that type of time, money and attention on a child of mine. What planet are they livig on? Maybe they should do acouple of those years for him.

My son was sexually abused and the abuser was very manipulative. The whole thing with abuse is that it is minutely orchestrated. It started with gifts to pull him into the plan. The plan of the manipulator is to gain the trust of the victim and to make him or her feel like they are their best friends. This was proven when Wayne appeared to be on the boy's side against his father's wishes for him to go to school. Daniel wanted to stay home but had made an agreement with his father to go. Dwayne, however, was going to help him with NOT going to school. He was going to "be his buddy". This is part of the manipulation.

I asked my son once why he kept going next door and he said he had to prove to himself he was still in control and could "beat the beast". Unfortunately, he couldn't.

i think this predators should be sentenced atleast 5 years in jail

I am shocked that the parents didn't know what was going on, or have any clue that something just wasn't right with this man or even there son. I believe Mr Hurley prayed upon the weaker brother, that being Daniel. I believe Daniel is telling the truth of what happened to him but I just can't understand why he let it go on until he choose to kill to get it to stop.

I was a victim of sexual abuse from stepfather who was a cop...needless to say he used authorrity in brainwashing and grooming I was 8 when it started until 17 I was put in foster care and he was convicted...I feel for daniel and understand him whole heartedly what he went through its not easy to talk about and the shame you feel is not like anything you can conceive...I hope he gets help instead of prison, he's the victim and I hope the judge sees that he was powerless and fearful this was never gonna end although I wish he didn't go as far as he did I understand his rage.

isn't this how predators begin – photos -grooming – etc. then rape, kidnapping and finally killing their victims. so many going on in the world today, eliminating this sick mind just saved someone else. the courts keep putting them back on the street to do worse

If this man was molested any child he got what he deserved, especially since our judicial system is broken and does not protect people. But I don't understand how this kid allowed this to happen at his age? My son is his age and he is smart enough to not allow anyone to do this. Is it that this kid and his parents allowed it to go on for financial and material profit? If so the parents should be prosecuted.

I don't agree with the judge. i think he was taken in, along with his attorneys, by this very manipulative kid. I also wonder how much pressure was put on him by his attorneys to confess to all this sexual abuse. I heard his attorney say his wife even talked to him. Did they put ideas in Daniel's head? I think Daniel knew exactly what he was doing. As for his parents, give me a break! In this day and age, with all the priest and Boy Scout abuse, unless they have been under a rock, you don't allow your son, or daughter, to spend so much time with an older man. They should have known something was going on. If Hurley was threatening Daniel that he would tell others what was going on, he had more to lose than Daniel did. He could have spent years in jail. I think Hurley turned Daniel down for some reason and Daniel couldn't handle it and became enraged. The smirk on his face when the verdict was given should tell us something.

OMG people he was 15 years old, he knew what he was doing. Daniel played you all and got away with murder!! He played with Duane to play with his toys!! May-be Duane was calling it off. What an out for anyone who commits murder! Quite letting minors get away with adult crimes!Cut the excuses! Kids today are very grown up and know more then ever between T.V. and movies.

I think that Duane Hurley's friend needs to educate herself on these types of people.This is what these pedophiles do. They make themselves known in their communities as good honest people. There is almost ALWAYS in these situations someone to say Oh! he or she could not have possibly done such a thing. So! you share the same passion for gardening. That means exactly what? We dont know what a person is thinking about from one minute to the next. You dont know everything Duane Hurley did when he was not gardening with you. These people do exist. To me you were played by one of them. In a since you were groomed too. PLEASE people wake up. It's happening to our kids in all areas. It began to happen to my almost 5 year old granddaughter when she was just 4 months old until she was 2 at which time I took gaurdianship of her and her 3 year old silbling who was abused as well. The pedophile in this case was a woman and she had a host of friends. She too is well known in her community. She did child care and had a license for foster care. Thank God Im seeking help for them now. They attend therapy weekly. If I had not got them when I did who knows what could have happen further to them or when one of them would have snapped and did something like Daniel did. It makes me sick to think about the things such little girls had to go through. No ones child deserves this. Im sorry for what Daniel went through. If he ever see's this I want to Thank you Daniel Kovarbasich for saving someone else's child.

The bad thing is it is difficult for parents to prevent this when the abuse is coming from the parents. THEN there is no one to tell, and you carry it with you, to include distrust for those who are supposed to protect you, though the rest of your life. It is not easy to get over it unless you deny it happened.

I see where many have asked why didnt he just tell the man to stop and leave it at that. As a victim of violent sexual molestation for years its not that easy. THey get in good with your family. They always doing nice things to the point thta you think noone will believe you over him. You feel ashamed,trapped and embarrassed.THey never take no for an answer... I believe that he just snapped not because he didnt get what he wanted. He snapped after silenting enduring for so long and putting up with being manipulated by a sick man. I am a 39 year old woman yet when I see this monster out that took away my childhood I turn back into that child. my husband came out of walmart once to find me in the floorboard of the truck curled up and crying. I had seen my molestor and I was terrified. He made a point of staring and walking near my vehicle. They are also good with intimidation So fear and exasperation can cause alot of ordinary folks to act anything but ordinary....Just my two cents

I hope danny gets probation. He is a young man who was sized up by a child malestor. Although he did not derserve to die, but Mr. Hurley put himself in that postion to be killed by one of those young men.