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YouaremeandIamyou ago

Glad to see some real care, and journalism is still alive. I am from Australia too. I just recently read about a case here, where a Dr. Reina Michaelson, tried to help some children, and came up against significant resistance. Her story demonstrates that this problem exists here as well, and includes people in media entertainment, law enforcement, and politics. There needs to be an understanding of some kind, that when it comes to the safety of children, it should be every person's right, to look into any claim. Too many people are hiding behind the "how dare you accuse me" idea, of supposed respectability. That is not respectability, and needs to stop being respected. if someone really is so upstanding, that it is absurd to to look into what they are doing, then they should gladly be able to quell the matter, by saying I have nothing to hide, ask me anything you want, and look into whatever you want, until you can see it for yourself. The dismissiveness we have seen so far in this case, is really the most alarming thing about it. This is unprecedented sensitivity, and it points to the fact that people must be getting very close, to something that no amount of spin doctoring will be able explain away. No amount can now. There are photos of children, with disturbing comments next to them. No parent has come forward yet, and defended them. Logically, that is one of the fist things that should have happened. He has given various excuses, claiming they are jokes, and that there are worse things on Instagram. There is no justification for this. These people need to be known about. If they had nothing to hide, they would be offering to do polygraphs, or whatever it takes, instead of doing contrived stories, that try to belittle the genuine concerns raised.