As for why he may no longer be considered a threat to society.... there are two kinds of people who rape children.
A) Pedophiles, AKA people who find children attractive. (Although in this case it looks ike Hebephillia... maybe? Doesnt' say the ages of his neice and cousin.
B) Stress based rapists. People who rape children because they are under their power and becasue they are under stress and often regress in social skills and such and become hopeless. These people weren't always pedophiles.
Group A can be treated by never cured... which it's why it's important to have outreach programs for pedophiles to get treated before they "strike" though we rarely do because well, being a pedophile isn't taken too kindly. (for obvious reasons.) The best way to prevent a pedophile from striking is to get them help before they strike.
Group B Actually can be rehibilitated and show much lower recidivism rates. Though i'm reluctant to guess...
one case could be that he was a stress based rapist who just raped those in his power because of some sort of mental disorder causing a lot of stress on him and causing him to devolve into it.
With the mental disorder cured, it's unlikely he would rape again.
Of course, this could be true of group A as well. Group A could involve someone who is attracted to children, but would never think of harming them, and realize they're feelings are wrong... but then if they develop a mental disorder like say... being bi-polar... it could cause them to offend.
All the more reason we need stronger pedophillia outreach programs.
