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In Reply to: To Rocky posted by Jane on August 23, 2002 at 13:03:47:
Hi Jane!
I can appreciate your anger. It is important to note that I did not use you in an example of a sexual abuse allegation. I felt I was asking an honest question. I really assumed from Joseph's lenghty posts on this subject you and he know the laws on what has to be done in a given situation. I was hoping, without putting undue pressure on you in regards to your friendship with Ado, to get your sense of the issue. If any of us are active friends with current family members, particularly current major leaders, how do you deal with the fact that they believe and or prescribe to doctrines that state clearly that child-adult sex is OK but dangerous because of "system" laws? It is also a matter of record they still believe this as evidenced by the Summit Jewels which are available on line and are official current policy as dictated by Maria herself.
It was not meant to be attacking, I am very desirious to know about this issue. There are people I care a great deal about who are potentially going to leave the family and it is entirely possible that I will be in a position of receiving a disclosure of sexual abuse from one of these individuals. It is an issue we as ex members may have to discuss openly without ill feeling as the sexual abuse doctrines are a monster that is only going to become bigger as time goes on.
It is also worth noting that one of the major American leaders,( Ado), lied to my face several years ago regarding physical and sexual abuse issues of children in the family. Many of us have family members affected by the abuse incidents within the family this leader lied about. Knowing you are friends with Ado I am struggling to understand how to deal with the problem. I was trying to avoid being insensitive but it is very difficult considering the nature and complexity of this issue. I mean the reality of the situation is that we probably are talking about a form of systemic ritual sexual abuse in a spititual organization. As a result we in the ex member community are going to hear these testimonies of abuse and a big question will be; how do we deal with them apart from the legal issue?
Sincerely
Rocky
