" it is true that the spokesperson did not give a lot of answers" - well in fact, as the reportr states (and I see no reason to disbelieive it), they refyused tio guve any answers at all - "A spokeswoman from ACS told BBC News it was an 'entirely confidential matter' and the department would not comment."

So you don't say the Brays were liars, but you do say they shouldn't be believe? If I'd been writing the story I might have stuck in an all;eged - but since the facts as stated are evidently not disputed by social services there'd be no absolute need to do that.

The story behind the story - what's wrong with a system thattreats people like this, true enough that's teh biog story - and it'sthe business of the American media to dig into and sort out that kind of thing.