As an American you've had certain notions about things such as justice, constitutional rights
and the presumption of innocence. You never thought you'd have to work, fight and spend a lot
of time and money to try to get what you thought was basic to our justice system. But, when dealing with a child abuse allegation, you must
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS. Like a muscle, your rights must be exercised to be strong. Upon the allegation of child abuse, you'd like to have as many rights as somebody accused of murder. Don't count on it.
You're an "alleged perpetrator" or "defendant" and treated like something foul. Bail is impossibly high. People assume you're guilty because you've been charged. Before you get too upset with them, remember your reaction before all this.happened to you, when you heard that someone had been
"indicted", or saw a photo of a man captured as a "suspected murderer."
You might blame yourself because you didn't somehow prevent the whole thing. And you might even start feeling guilty though you're not. (People in concentration camps sometimes believed that they were
anti-human like the guards said. This is called "identifying with the aggressor.
It's okay to cry. Gradually, you will be able to tolerate particular memories and ideas about this
injustice against you. In time, it will no longer overwhelm you This "neutralizing" takes time; don't rush it. If it gets rough, call
us.
Once you've survived and recovered from this injustice, you can help us help others who today are unsuspecting victims.
"If Congress or the bureaucrats were to come out and proclaim that they were going to take America's children from parents and home and put them all under federal control, custody and ownership, the parents of America would rise up in
protest and indignation. The program would be reminiscent of Hitler's children. So what is bad must be
disguised to appear good at least economically beneficial in order to be sold to an unsuspecting citizenry. "
Congressman John Rarick before Congress, September 1 7, 1971
