Yes. Hired then and there. His past has no meaning as to whether or not he can fix what needs fixin. He served his time. Though, I'll look into the details later.
If a customer comes in and doesn't like it, then they can kindly get the hell out of my fucking store, because they are probably not going to be a very nice customer.
Everyone deserves a second chance. And, if it is a case of "Statutory Rape", then I have no ill, because that charge is bullshit.
Though, if I find out he had sex with say... a 7 year old girl, well... it had better been consensual, not full on rape.
If rape, I'm not going to like him much at first. But, if the alleged victim forgives him, no hard feelings in my book.
[sub]Many shall disagree with me. inb4 "what do you mean consensual?"[/sub]