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Probably nothing but perhaps a hint in the direction of March of Dimes organization. A personal story:
I spent part of my childhood growing up in Great Falls, MT from about 1975 to 1979. I was a military brat and had awesome parents who encouraged any dream I had while simultaneously keeping me grounded by encoraging me to participate in things like the Walk-a-thon conducted annually by the March of Dimes.
One year I had sprained my ankle only weeks before the 20 mile Walk-a-thon but because I had collected over $20k in pledges I managed to attend and finish the event. That turned out to be a very bad idea later in life but I digress.
At about mile 18 or so I was limping pretty bad but I could see the finish line and what's two more miles after 18 right? A guy in a station wagon pulls alongside me and starts asking about my limp and encouraging me to get in his car and he'd give me a ride to the aid station. I refused but he persisted.
After a little back and forth, with me refusing every offer to get in his car, he grew agitated and sped about 50 feet ahead, pulled over and jumped out of the car. He was about 45, short, fat, balding and shabbily dressed. Just ahead was a short bridge on the highway crossing over a 4 foot wide creek.
He started coming towards me so I ran down the embankment to the left and he followed. I turned to the right headed toward the creek and confirmed he was still following. Even in my injured state I could easily out maneuver and out run him. I ran to the edge of the creek and stopped only to see him still following so I jumped the creek and he gave up.
Returning to his car he sped off and I never saw him again. I've always wondered about that event. I literally never had any idea that people did bad things to children like pedophilia etc. It was a different time and the subject never came up. I was an adult before I started learning about such things.
He claimed he was an event official (volunteer) and was only there to help me. Even as a preteen kid I remember wondering why he was chasing down a steep highway embankment risking further injury if he was truly concerned about me.
In hindsight I believe it was my my only brush with such fuckery.
Perhaps predators have been volunteering for events that involve kids for decades to obtain victims or perhaps the organizing bodies themselves are run by pedos?