Witchhunt Mailing List
The WITCHHNT mailing list (was witchhunt): The purpose of this mailing list is a free an open discussion of the question "Have the efforts to prevent child sexual abuse created a witchhunt?" Although the title of the mailing list indicates my personal view on a portion of this issue, all viewpoints are encouraged.
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Issues related to this question include:
- Ritual abuse in nursery schools (eg. McMartin preschool, Little Rascals, and Fells Acres cases).
- Other potential sources of false accusations of child sexual abuse.
- "Recovered vs Implanted memories"
- Are defendants in these cases treated fairly?
- Are the allegations themselves true or false?
- What is the scientific basis for verifying/falsifying and allegation?
- What has happened in a given case?
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