Anyone who thinks an adult telling about being molested as a child is a liar --

[FreeJoe]

134. May as well add me

I don't know anything about the case that you are talking about, but I do believe that people accused of crimes should not be presumed guilty solely on the basis of an accusation. People sometimes do lie. People sometimes do make mistakes.

Remember the whole "recovered memories" craze? Remember Holly Ramona? Remember Fells Acres and the Amiraults? Remember Tawana Bawley?

It may be rare. It may be the exception.People sometimes do lie. In fact, if we had a society where someone could easily destroy the life of anyone that was ever alone with them when they were a child by making a mere accusation backed by no evidence, lying would become more common. Balancing the rights of victims with the rights of the accused is one of the most difficult challenges we face as a society. Just as I will not subscribe to the right wing theory that anyone a cop accuses of a crime must be guilty, I also cannot accept the notion that anyone that ever accused of molestation as a child must be guilty.