Most convicted child molesters will do it again. I'll have to look for the numbers, but it's somewhere near 80%. So it is understandable that people in the area would be quite nervous to have such a person within walking distance of a day care center. And all told, this guy has practically closed that day care. No one is going to put their kids in a day care next door to a child molester.

As to the businesses, I thought businesses could do business with whomesver they wished.