4 yrs. ago at a 8 pm meeting I chaired a guy said "my name is so and so and I'm a sex offender." I paused, asked him if he had a desire to stop drinking. He paused. Someone else interjected that closed meetings are for folks desiring to stop drinking and the meeting went on. So did I. I went online and found 3 "regulars" on the list. On pedophile, one child porn trafficker (ex-school coach), and an inappropriate contact w/minor. A week later I found this guy and he was statutory- 19 with a 16 yr old and from the next county over. Apparently the prison rehab system is telling them to find a support group and many are choosing AA. I can't say this has not affected my attendance at said group because: 1) I have 3 daughters and don't want any of these creeps knowing anything about us 2) I think the percentage is too high for my comfort. I'm also well aware of guys flocking new women with understanding friendship. See it with some of the women too. Bottom line is meetings need to police themselves. I brought up barring sex offenders from our group (we have a playroom built on for kids) and was reminded of tradition 3. The child pornographer was a 20+ yr member when caught and still is. No doubt why this site has more women.