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Again you give examples of teenagers/adults bringing false charges for purposes of revenge.

You have to bear in mind that -most- 10 year year olds, even in these fast-paced times lack the mental complexity to fabricate credible sexual accusations.

Back in the early 70s in my *extremely* culturally backwards area, it simply was not done.

Kids were kids, here.
We didn't even get sex ed until our teens because kids here weren't "fast" enough to need it before then.

For every example you give of a false accusation, dozens, [if not hundreds] of molesters are walking free without fear of ever being held accountable, mainly because they have the assurance of getting out of it by casting doubt on the motives of their accusers.

In the short time I've been on FR I've "met" several dozen FReepers whose stories mirror mine.

By the time they turn 18, 2 out of every 3 women will have been raped or molested.

The prisons should over-filled with their assailants but they're not.

Why?
Because the victims will always face an inquistion designed to destroy -them- rather than convicting their attacker.

So most of them remain silent and suffering.

And with this post, I am done with this circular argument.

I have spent enough years justifying myself to family and don't need to start justifying myself to strangers.

By the time they turn 18, 2 out of every 3 women will have been raped or molested.

I'm sorry for your situation early in life, but that stat is just BS.

What happened to you sucks, but now you are advocating that the burden of proof on any sexual crime be lowered to a mere accusation. That is not justice, it's misguided revenge on people that weren't even involved in your situation. This is no different that a black person that had a bad experience with a white racist in their youth and now sees racism behind around every corner.

Oh, and children have always had the mental complexity to fabricate accusations. This doesn't mean that all accusations are false, but to put a person in prison, the accusations should have corroborating evidence.

In your case, if corroborating evidence wasn't available, your parents still should have separated you from the family member. Your parents decisions sucked - it's their fault - not yours, but it's not the fault of other people that are falsely accused either.