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+ ~ @ ALL sare Dox CONTAINED ane HEREIN TMNCLASSIFIED DATE l2-10-2006 BY 60324 UC BAW/SRS/LSC une : Senator Paul S. Sarbanes SD-332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 ‘Dear Senator Sarbanes: This letter is in reference to the proposed legislation by Senators Kennedy et al., that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the workplace. That bill should exclude from its protection those individuals whose sexual orientation (preference) is minor children. We are constantly reminded of the sexual abuse of children, although some individuals (such as those in the North American Man-Boy Love Association) would argue that there is nothing wrong with adults loving children - they would call it "consensual" - in a sexual manner. Much of the sexual abuse of children is directed at young girls by stepfathers, uncles, cousins, older brothers, "friends" of the family, even fathers. As a Catholic, I've also sadly watched as individual after individual has detailed the sexual abuse which they suffered as children at the hands of some priest. My point is this: we must not give adults who are sexually attracted to children the statutory right to be hired for jobs which place them in intimate contact with children. Such positions include, for example, camp counselor and day care worker. Imagine, if you will, the following scenario: An individual walks into a daycare center which has advertised an open position for an aide. The individual was previously arrested for molesting a child, but never convicted because the child refused to testify. The individual says to the head of the daycare facility, "| am applying for your open position. | have a masters degree in child psychology - here are my college transcripts. | love children, and I’ve been around them a lot in the past. Oh, by the way, my sexual preference or orientation is children, and if you don’t hire me, | will sue you for discrimination against me on the basis of sexual preference or orientation." | suggest that Congress may wish to add a clause to any statutory prohibition against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Such a clause would exempt pedophiles from the protection. Such a clause might read, "...except when such preference or orientation is directed toward a minor child." Sincerely, Bruce E. Ivins