AITAH for getting a guy arrested, getting my dad kicked off his job at church and ruining our families reputation?
So this happened 2 Sundays ago and it blew up wayyy more than i thought. I had arrived at church for our Sunday service and before the sermon i went to use the restroom. I went in the stall to do my thing (im M by the way) and very quickly after i sat down i heard someone enter the restroom and stand outside the stall and begin making.. certain noises then say "oh how do you feel" and then turn and walk out of the restroom. This made me very uncomfortable and i thought i recognized the voice as one of the security guards. I wont describe him for privacy reasons but he always seemed a bit off to me. After getting out of the restroom i went and told my dad who was also a security guard and his response "oh i don't know" and he immediately went back to aimlessly staring at everyone with his typical goofy cokehead smile on his face. Typical. Then after getting home that day i emailed one of the head pastors regarding the issue and explained what happened.
Well he called me the next day and i gave him my statement and that was that. Worst case scenario i thought was the guy would be forced to step down and a small scandal would happen. Boy was i wayy off. That same week the guy was arrested and charged with sexual misconduct and public exposure. The church actually checked the cameras and confirmed he was the one that went in the restroom after me. The church actually got him trespassed from the property. I have to testify later this month and if hes convicted he'll get 15 years and never be allowed near any church or school ever again because it turns out this guy was a "reformed" felon who has previous convictions. Essentially his life is ruined.
To top it off my dad was kicked off the security team for not escalating the issue and his reputation at church is ruined. My parents are furious me telling me i ruined their image and that i need to forgive and forget the guy and that im overreacting. I don't get how im overreacting because the guy literally committed sexual misconduct and they're just brushing it off like its no big deal.
Word got out about this and the church actually lost 50 people in their attendance including me because im never going back their again "my dad still plans on attending for whatever reason ". My parents are begging me not to testify and my dad is threatening to disown me if i "ruin this guys life".
Now for some clarification i didn't see the guy just heard him but the cameras caught him entering the restroom
Also i love this church however in recent years the surrounding area has been built up and attracted some kind of sketchy people but i just don't feel safe going back there anymore.
So am i the for getting my dad kicked off the security team and would i be the butthole for ruining this guys life?
Posted Feb 22, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC