BEL MOONEY: My neighbour has a child porn secret. Should I tell my other neighbours?

BEL MOONEY: My neighbour has a child porn secret. Should I tell my other neighbours? By Bel Mooney for the Daily Mail Published: 11:59 BST, 25 May 2024 | Updated: 11:59 BST, 25 May 2024 e-mail Dear Bel, I have a terrible moral quandary. I’m a divorcee who has lived in a flat in a small, respectable estate since my adult children moved out.

I know all of my neighbours well as we share a communal hallway and green — a tight-knit little community. A year ago, a pleasant-seeming 60-something man moved in to one of the flats and quickly ingratiated himself as he tidied up some of the communal areas. He told us he had previously been a long-distance lorry driver, so had never really settled, and had got divorced hence moving in alone.

One night, I idly decided to look him up on social media (I know I shouldn’t have), but couldn’t find a trace. I tried a search engine, and because I found nothing tried a few longer versions of his name (He had told us he was called ‘Jim’, I tried ‘James’). Depending on other factors, the decision to tell your neighbours may not be completely down to you, says Bel Mooney I was shocked to find a news article, with picture, about him being convicted and jailed for having child pornography several years ago.

Some of my neighbours have young children and there’s a little playground on the green. I’m horrified to think this man lives in our midst, and none of my neighbours know what he’s capable of. But on the other hand, I’ve read.