[Avodah] sex offender

[Eli Turkel]

I gave a shiur on shabbat afternoon basen on teshuva of R. Zilberstein
The case was a psychiatric patient who told his therapist he was
1. sex offender
2. thief
3. murderer

His conclusion
1. If the psychiatrist feels the sex offender will continue his actions
he should let the neighborhood parents know. The fear of the children is akin to
pikuach nefesh

2. One shouldn't believe the patient for any corporeal punishment including jail
If he says this in front of 2 witnesses he has to pay money
Even if he sees the patient steal but believes he can cure the patient
he cannot infom the authorities

3.  One cant believe the patient and so one cant tell the authorities
If the psychiatrist is sure he is a murderer he cannot hand him over
to the authorities if
they will execute him but one shouldn't hide the patient  (based on
story with R. Tarfon Nidah 61)
If he feels the patient is a serial killer he can hand him over to the
authorities on condition
there is no death penalty

-- 
Eli Turkel