I don't want to muddy the waters too much, but in regard to full exposure of child molestation I think I do need to mention that there is also the privacy of the young, innocent victim that needs to be considered. Many victims feel intense shame that will take years of maturity and therapy to resolve. I am not suggesting that in any of the hush-hush cases we are now discussing, that privacy of the victim is the primary reason things were kept quiet. But it truly is a part of the complete picture. Can you imagine how a little boy or little girl on a school base would feel if "their secret" was made public in that close-knit environment? And even if they were nameless at the time of the exposure, I have no doubt that eventually the mission grapevine would expose them. I'm not saying this to defend how things were handled, but I do feel that as a mother of one survivor who goes to extreme lengths to protect her privacy to this day, I just need to mention this additional, complicating factor. This is a very good discussion though!
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