Determining culpability by hiding behind the statute of limitations is rather suspicous and doesn’t look very Christlike to me.

But doesn’t that assume that this man is guilty, in spite of an apparent lack of evidence and in contrast to the presumption of innocence, Grandmother? You don’t believe he deserves justice (whatever that entails, including complete absolution if he is innocent)? If you, or someone you loved, was accused of somehow being involved in such a crime–would you feel the same way? I will agree with you that I will also reserve my compassion for the victims, but I will allow for the possibility that this man is himself a victim.

Forgiveness is not about ignoring the severity of the (alleged) offence; it is about ‘restoring relationships’ with others and with God.
Those who commit heinous acts against, for example, children must ‘pay the price that society justly exacts’. They can be forgiven, but, like the rest of us, they must also live with any consequences of their wrongdoing. Things like the sexual abuse of children in not just a matter for the individuals concerned; it is also ‘society’s business’.

I’ll reserve my compassion for the victims, thank you very much. As far as I am concerned they can be “restored” in jail. Plenty of free time for Bible study there.

Yes, Pat, that is a bad message. False dichotomy.