Was the Pied Piper of Hamelin a child molester?

SPOILER ALERT: Nope. But the facts are sorta more interesting, if less sensational: The Straight Dope: “Was the Pied Piper of Hamelin a child molester?”

Anyway, have a great school year everyone!

Study for ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’: The Children c.1871 George John Pinwell 1842-1875 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N02689