My CFI is a sex offender

[Tarfu]

I'm a student pilot who is about to take their check ride for my private pilot license. One night I'm studying with a buddy and one thing leads to another and we end up googling his name for his ignominious ground instruction, or lack there of. The first thing that shows up is a sex offender registry with his name, picture, and defining characteristics right there. I first met him when I was 17 but did not fly with him until I was 18. During this time I was never informed of his status. I am already levying legal action towards him for other things, but how could this complicate, or add to the process?

(This is my first post, sorry if anything is wrong or if I didn't give enough information)

 

[KaiGywer]

What does being a sex offender have to do with being a bad CFI and needing to sue him? He's obviously made some bad life choices, but keep in mind, many sex offenders are on the registry for a relatively minor crime.

 

[mad2fly]

It sounds like you already have a damaged relationship and are not interacting with him anymore. If this is true and he didn't do anything sexually inappropriate then I see no reason to do anything about it.

If you are still flying with him, then I would sit down with him and let him know about your concerns. Ask him to clarify what the circumstances were and get verification. If he doesn't want to discuss it then move on to someone else.

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[ppragman]

I worked at a place that had a mechanic who had been convicted of “attempted rape.” It was found out when we googled the guy because he was strange and always clammed up when we asked anything about where he was from. To be fair that mechanic was a weird dude and kind of an ass, but that doesn’t preclude your former cfi from being a decent person, who knows, the guy might have had a girlfriend too young and the parents didn’t like it.

Or more likely he’s a creep. But whatever, if he didn’t do anything to you I’d let sleeping dogs lie.

 

[MidlifeFlyer]

am already levying legal action towards him for other things,

Interesting...

 

[poser765]

I really despise the sex offender registry.

 

[Champcar]

I really despise the sex offender registry.

You should despise the people who populate it.

 

[NickH]

There are people on the registry for public urination.

 

[gotWXdagain]

I really despise the sex offender registry.

You should despise the people who populate it.

You mean the guy who was landscaping his own (big) backyard and had to pee, decided he was fine behind a privacy fence until the cops showed up cause little neighbor boy happened to peek through at the wrong time?

 

[poser765]

You should despise the people who populate it.

Irrelevant. How I feel about people who molest kids, or rape people has no impact on how I feel about a list that essentially public shaming.

This doesn't even account for people who are on the damn thing that are anything but sex offenders. See, the public pissers, or a 19 year old sleeping with his 17 year old girlfriend, or a drunk guy who went streaking, or those few who are falsely accused.

 

[A150K]

Like others have said, I wouldn't assume he's a pervert off the bat...the sex offender registry can be subjective. Who knows, he could've been one of those guys who got stupid drunk one night and relieved himself in public only to get caught...it's happened to many. Not a good choice to get that drunk in public obviously given the risk of the law coming back to bite you, but I have more sympathy for someone like that than I would an actual pervert...just saying

 

[PenguinAviator]

"I am already levying legal action towards him for other things."

Please elaborate.

 

[thegriffinpages]

Do your Private Checkride and find a new instructor for Instrument Rating...

 

[RetiredATLATC]

ignominious

I think you're using this word incorrectly, if you actually know what it means.

 

[pete2800]

Has he done anything sexual to you?

If not, then you're a useless tool who's looking for a reason to rain hell upon someone without cause. Be an adult. If you haven't been the victim of a crime, you have no business bothering anyone with legal action.

 

[Vyse]

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

FIFY.

 

[Deleted member 27505]

...ignominious ground instruction, or lack there of.

I think you're using this word incorrectly, if you actually know what it means.

I think what he meant to say was "Infamous".

"Ignoble" ground instruction could work. I've seen a lot of ignoble (not noble, common) ground instruction. But ignoble lacks the sense of "well known for..." that infamous carries.

"Ignominious" is generally used to heighten the sense of disgrace or tawdriness surrounding something already considered shameful, debauched or outside the social norms.

Oh, the ignominy of this post of mine... I'll stop now.

 

[gne in prog]

There are people on the registry for public urination.

I started watching the sex offender list after I had kids. Public urination is frequently brought up as a reason to be against the list, but I've yet to see anyone in my area for something so petty. The people I've seen on there are actual sex offenders, not someone who peed in an alley.

 

[poser765]

I started watching the sex offender list after I had kids. Public urination is frequently brought up as a reason to be against the list, but I've yet to see anyone in my area for something so petty. The people I've seen on there are actual sex offenders, not someone who peed in an alley.

I have kids. Maybe yours are older and play more by themselves, but I've never once looked at it or felt like I needed to. We had a guy move in a year or two ago. People say he was on the registry posted flyers with his picture and crime on it on every corner in the neighborhood. That disgusts me.

 

[Vyse]

Public urination is not a sex offense in all jurisdications.

But it can be a "plead to a lesser charge" or excuse/defense for indecent exposure.