God may have forgiven him, but the good people of Arkansas might have other ideas.
And that's fine. The legal system is well within its rights to hold him accountable for his actions. But, we cannot stand in judgment on who is and is not worthy of God's grace. To do so places us on an equal footing with God and guilty of unthinkable hubris.
Well, that is correct. Repenting and being forgiven do not discard the fact there are still earthly consequences for their actions - though I’m not sure prosecutions will take place for things that occurred well over a decade ago when he was himself a minor child. The incidents also did not involve sex or rape...that does not in any way diminish how bad what he did was, however, the effects and consequences on both the offender and the victim are much different. Sort of like breaking into someone’s home and stealing their valuables vs. burning the house and everything in it to the ground. The former is still reprehensible, and inexcusable and cannot be diminished for how bad this act is, however, the long-term effects and consequences are not as severe as the latter for both the perpetrator and the victims.
Aside from that, the decision to start that TV show really has to be called into question. The parents should have never done this knowing this was in the past as there was always a chance it could be dug up and get national scrutiny - putting back into the face of the victims with wide media prominence as well as their son who had apparently long moved on and overcame this demon - all being thrown back into his face - which never would have occurred. Seriously disturbing.