Mercyneal--As tempting as it is to know these facts, I'm not so sure what the recourse or outcome of having those facts would be. Would information gleaned through a PI's work even be allowed in as evidence? If Ayres has no restrictions on him, I would think that he could argue that he is being harassed. We all know what we think but really none of his actions could prove or disprove dementia. Many people with diagnosed dementia still drive and travel about town. They certainly are permitted recreation. Even those suspected of child abuse are allowed to view children and even photograph them. Think of the Jamie Auchincloss case. He served 30 days for possession of child
but was also noted as having hundreds of photos of local little boys (clothed). Those photos were returned to him as there's no law against taking photos of children. He got those photos by hanging out where boys gather. Not against the law.
We just had a 54 year old man go missing in Ashland. He came to town to attend plays. He is formally diagnosed with frontotemporal lobe dementia and he wandered off after getting separated from his parents on a busy sidewalk. Thankfully he was found the next day walking far east of town, going over the mountain. My point is that this particular man was KNOWN to have serious dementia and was still attending theatre.
None of us would feel comfortable with Ayres sitting at a pool, a park, a middle school stadium or the children's section of the library. However, without prohibitions against frequenting places where children gather, he can sit or travel anywhere he wishes. A PI or victims' families cannot enforce greater restrictions than the court. A PI can certainly gather information which could be presented to the court in a report but I would want verification that a report would be admissible. And surely Ayres can have contact with any of the doctors you mention or any other adults unless they have restrictions on them. If the victims learned that he was meeting up with Roger Levin, that would certainly be telling but is it admissible?
If he's having sex with underage boys, that's a crime and would have to reported as such. Once again, though, Ayres could certainly claim harassment if he feels he's being followed.
When we were waiting for our case to come to trial, we knew that the rapist was not allowed to leave the county. His family took him 300 miles north to meetings with attorneys without getting prior permission. We reported it when we learned of it and nothing happened. He was just reminded again not to do it.
At another point, one of our adult sons was caught surveilling the house where the rapist was staying. Our son was threatened with arrest if he did not stay away from the other family. It's a terribly unfortunate but slippery slope and until there's an actual conviction, everything seems to tip in the accused's favor.
If a group of families wants to get together and pay for a PI, I would highly suggest having an attorney outline the parameters of what is and isn't admissible in court. It would be a shame to spend thousands of dollars on a PI to have a judge totally disregard the information learned. On one of the threads the other day, someone mentioned that a family had paid $10,000 for a PI and gotten a 4 page report which wasn't even accepted as evidence. Sad as it is, the DA's office has to be on board, IMO.
