Dear Prudence,
Until recently I worked at a copy shop, and as I copied, I often couldn’t help but read some of the documents. About a month ago, I had a job that required the copying of emails between a private tutor of young teenagers and a friend of his. Many exchanges centered around very detailed fantasies the tutor had about specific girls he taught, describing their bodies lasciviously and even singling some out by name. He described a time he called the girl's house just to talk to her and expressed concern to his friend that her mother was suspicious. He wrote graphically about how he wished both he and his correspondent could take the virginity of a 15-year-old student. The two of them exchanged recommendations for adult websites that feature simulations of such events. I told my girlfriend about this, and she thought I should report this guy. But I’m not sure he’s actually done anything, and I’m concerned about privacy violations given how I came across this correspondence. I was worried enough to secretly scan all of the emails and save a copy. Should I mind my own business, or should I forward them on to a state agency?
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