[Domandred]

From the article:

So is a lie justified if it's told in service of a truth?

Not necessarily. Ironically, the false rape claim may end up hurting the children, since Sarah's story triggered the raid. If the abuse allegations are real - and Sarah isn't - the government will have a difficult time prosecuting anyone at the compound for child abuse. The false rape claim may allow real child abusers to escape punishment, leaving the children as the littlest victims of false reports.

Which is pretty much the same thing many of us have been saying...but we get accused of supporting these people when we say it.

[Rick.Donaldson]

Which is pretty much the same thing many of us have been saying...but we get accused of supporting these people when we say it.

Correct. Exactly correct. And, by the way, this is STILL AMERICA and people are innocent UNTIL PROVED guilty, not ACCUSED of being guilt.

[caseinpoint]

Yes, there’s this little matter of fruit from the poisoned tree where evidence gathered during an illegal search cannot be used. I think the doctrine still applies and may very well lead to guilty parties escaping prosecution this time.

If there is real evidence of child abuse, then the parties need to be prosecuted but the answer isn’t to destroy the organization because of some bad apples. We can’t even begin to touch NAMBLA for that very reason yet so many are advocating this group be, for all practical purposes, destroyed.