Ain't no way. Might not serve the whole 16 years and even then, he's got to register as a sex offender. Hopefully he will never get to hurt another child. Oh, and child molesters are the number one targets of other felons. As far as your family being in denial about all this, I think this was your main point. We can control our own beliefs, unfortunately we cannot control others thoughts even if we know they are false. What is it exactly that you want from them at this point?