It’s a bit sad isn’t it, we want dad’s to be more involved with their kids, and then this happens. Sadly just a sign of the world we now live in, trust no one

i’m glad that they had the guts to act but it was luckily a false alarm. they shouldn’t be put off to intervene because maybe one day they might be right

I commend their policy of making sure children are okay but am wondering if they would do the same thing if the case was a Mother taking her young son on a short break. I would like to offer my apologise to this Father and his daughter and hope they continue to take holidays together.

How horrible for a father who has lost his wife – very traumatic. It is also bad for a dad to have explain why he is with his son/daughter and his wife isn’t there. Does anyone ask a woman on her own with a child where is her husband? What will happen in future with two men and a daughter?
Lots of problems coming up, methinks.

My husband would be offended too. Why would they call the police before questioning him, themselves. As simple as is this a father and daughter getaway? And wouldn’t his daughter have the same last name? Would they do the same for a mother and son? I understand the world can be a bad place, However I don’t think this was very fair on this father.

This is fantastic im so happy they did that. I can’t see why the dad is so upset, my husband said he would happily be questioned when ever he is out with the kids alone if it could save a child from pedophiles and being used as sex slaves. Imagine if your child was missing and was found because a hotel staff called the police. You would be over the moon, as this father would be if it was his kid. Sometime for the safety of our children we have to be inconvenienced. I hope they continue these practices and do it in every hotel world wide.

This is horrible for the father, but indicative of the world we live in today. Hopefully this will lead to better training for staff and their personal skills but good on the hotel for being on watch.

Very sad for them however its because of the baddies of the world, it is disappointing it has come to this.

I can imagine to be confronted with this is most disturbing and destroys the ability to enjoy this short holiday break !!
The fact the hotel employees are signaling and alarming in the case of suspicious incidents is on it self good, but in the case of falsely accusations it’s very damaging. It would be good if the hotel could make a gesture (like free future accommodation in one of their locations) to make things right.

My friend got approached by the police because some anonymous woman thought he looked “creepy”. He is a very nice and sensitive guy and to be accused of this is shameful.

Hypervigilance can also cause situations like this to occur.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10421076/Police-suspended-after-innocent-man-accused-of-paedophilia-burned-to-death.html

Also, I would not be surprised that false accusations lead to depression and even sucide. I think the rule should be made that if a false accusation of this sort is made against another, the other should atake least get a fine or short jail sentence.

I can understand Craig being being distressed and offended.
At the same time I understand the hotel being worried about the welfare and wellbieng of Millie. She is about the age that some undesirables start grooming young girls…and boys. A friend of mine knows a girl who was brutally murdered at this girl’s age. Maybe Craig should carry his and Millie’s birth certificates and perhaps other legal documents(his wife’s death certificate) so he can’t be accused of abducting her either.

Ooh, what a sad world we live in when we consider a single Dad suspicious? It’s really sad but indicative of the crazy world that exists. Such a sad state of affairs.

Very sad they had to go through this after losing their mother/wife all those years ago.

Ok if they suspect him of it then call the police but you do not warn someone that you have called them, chances are they will take off somewhere. It is wrong to suspect a father who is with a young girl, what if it had been a young boy and his mother , would they get the same treatment. I use to get dirty looks as I hung outside the male toilets for my sons when young to come out.

Sorry but that employee needs to be disciplined. Good on them for being vigilant HOWEVER they had already called the police so why were they asking the father for proof? Who do they think they are for starters, but if he was a paedophile why warn him that the police had been called?

This is just ridiculous! That poor man. This comes back again to that ‘mother’s room’ ‘parents room’ thing. Father’s should be able to take care of their children without judgement. I think things are just going too far.

This was way out of line,who were they to judge them.Sure if it was a padeophile then good job but it wasn’t and it ruined their holiday.

yes it was a horrible situation but think about it, if someone took your daughter wouldn’t you appreciate these checks being done, inconvenient but so much going on in the world now, we need to protect our children

I think it’s good that a check was done as paedophiles need to be stopped and can be found in all walks of life. Unfortunately, it’s the minority screwing things up for the majority yet again