"If a child feels abused, or violated the feelings will usually stay with them throughout adult life."

Very true, but everyone has a different reaction. For instance, there are people who obsess about a broken relationship where the rest of us would chalk it up to experience. I have a friend that pines for a girl he dated for two months in high school - 40 years ago! People learn to deal with situations or seek help. In this instance, person to shy to leave a name, I have feeling that you did not read the last news story that was printed from the Daily Mail. IF these quotes are true, it appears there was some over-reaction.

Contrary to Spaw's unusual opinion, I think that Mick's last post is the best of the bunch. Things are not black and white and too often we look for a definitive answer that just can't be there. We all have our bias and preconceived notion, and unwittingly we allow the media to feed our fears. That is what they do, they play to our reactions and create smokescreens that cover the real story. If we step back and question- rationally and without prejudice, we can often come to a better solution.