PSA - Sex abuse at Washington Hebrew

[Anonymous]

Hell, make the parents sign a NDA not to reveal the alleged abuser's name. But parents are entitled to know the name so they can take appropriate steps. Instead, you are allowing the people who failed your children to fail them again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hell, make the parents sign a NDA not to reveal the alleged abuser's name. But parents are entitled to know the name so they can take appropriate steps. Instead, you are allowing the people who failed your children to fail them again.

Never going to happen. If they feel they need to keep it quite for now to aide the investigation, they won't care a lick about your willingness to sign an NDA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hell, make the parents sign a NDA not to reveal the alleged abuser's name. But parents are entitled to know the name so they can take appropriate steps. Instead, you are allowing the people who failed your children to fail them again.

What appropriate steps would you take if you knew the name? I'm all for transparency but confused by this statement.

[Anonymous]

Well, if my kids were not with this supposed abuser, maybe nothing. Maybe asking some general questions. That would make me feel a lot better.

If my kids were with this person, then maybe hire a therapist. Maybe more questions to my kids.

No one can seriously dispute that a menu a different options open up with knowledge that inures to the victims of the allegations, as opposed to the alleged perpetrator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, if my kids were not with this supposed abuser, maybe nothing. Maybe asking some general questions. That would make me feel a lot better.

If my kids were with this person, then maybe hire a therapist. Maybe more questions to my kids.

No one can seriously dispute that a menu a different options open up with knowledge that inures to the victims of the allegations, as opposed to the alleged perpetrator.

This is not done for the benefit of tbe alleged perpetrator. It is done for the benefit of the investigation. When an arrest is made, it will be public info, and possibly before if it won't harm the investigation.

[Anonymous]

The investigation will go on just fine with his name disclosed to the parents of the school. Investigation targets know their names all the time. Are you seriously contending that the alleged abuser isn't aware of the investigation at this point? There is no legal requirement that the witnesses and other third-parties outside the police not disclose the name.

Again, this is about helping the kids that may have interacted with this person as soon as possible. Police investigations shouldn't trump the mental well-being of pre-school aged children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hell, make the parents sign a NDA not to reveal the alleged abuser's name. But parents are entitled to know the name so they can take appropriate steps. Instead, you are allowing the people who failed your children to fail them again.

What appropriate steps would you take if you knew the name? I'm all for transparency but confused by this statement.

It’s possible this individual also babysits, coaches, or has other unsupervised access to children outside of his/her job.

My abuser was not clergy, but was a respected member of his religious community. As a result, he had access to many little girls.

[Anonymous]

Withdraw from the school en masse. That should be a wake up call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The investigation will go on just fine with his name disclosed to the parents of the school. Investigation targets know their names all the time. Are you seriously contending that the alleged abuser isn't aware of the investigation at this point? There is no legal requirement that the witnesses and other third-parties outside the police not disclose the name.

Again, this is about helping the kids that may have interacted with this person as soon as possible. Police investigations shouldn't trump the mental well-being of pre-school aged children.

Maybe the person is cooperating as part of a larger investigation to try to catch more people doing this and/or involved in kiddie porn.

That's just speculation. There could be other reasons they don't want to disclose this yet.

Let me ask you a question. Do you think the police are requiring the name to be nonpublic for now just to be difficult? To protest the alleged perpetrator? To allow him to abuse others?

Or maybe they know what they are doing and have a valid reason for proceeding as they are.

[Anonymous]

Beyond the highly speculative nature of your hypotheticals, I seriously doubt that the police investigation will be hindered by parents of potentially affected children being apprised. The target knows he or she is the target by now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The investigation will go on just fine with his name disclosed to the parents of the school. Investigation targets know their names all the time. Are you seriously contending that the alleged abuser isn't aware of the investigation at this point? There is no legal requirement that the witnesses and other third-parties outside the police not disclose the name.

Again, this is about helping the kids that may have interacted with this person as soon as possible. Police investigations shouldn't trump the mental well-being of pre-school aged children.

Maybe the person is cooperating as part of a larger investigation to try to catch more people doing this and/or involved in kiddie porn.

That's just speculation. There could be other reasons they don't want to disclose this yet.

Let me ask you a question. Do you think the police are requiring the name to be nonpublic for now just to be difficult? To protest the alleged perpetrator? To allow him to abuse others?

Or maybe they know what they are doing and have a valid reason for proceeding as they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beyond the highly speculative nature of your hypotheticals, I seriously doubt that the police investigation will be hindered by parents of potentially affected children being apprised. The target knows he or she is the target by now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The investigation will go on just fine with his name disclosed to the parents of the school. Investigation targets know their names all the time. Are you seriously contending that the alleged abuser isn't aware of the investigation at this point? There is no legal requirement that the witnesses and other third-parties outside the police not disclose the name.

Again, this is about helping the kids that may have interacted with this person as soon as possible. Police investigations shouldn't trump the mental well-being of pre-school aged children.

Maybe the person is cooperating as part of a larger investigation to try to catch more people doing this and/or involved in kiddie porn.

That's just speculation. There could be other reasons they don't want to disclose this yet.

Let me ask you a question. Do you think the police are requiring the name to be nonpublic for now just to be difficult? To protest the alleged perpetrator? To allow him to abuse others?

Or maybe they know what they are doing and have a valid reason for proceeding as they are.

You are both (a) missing the point and (b) assuming you know better than the police.

Yes, the person knows he is the subject of the investigation. But those that associate with him, including online, may not.

And while you seem quite confident that disclosure wouldn't harm the investigation you haven't shared (a) why you think the police are insisting on non disclosure of it doesn't help the investigation or (b) how you are qualified to second guess the police's judgment.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they aren't naming the accused because then only the victims would be able to name them. Sometimes people can be asked leading questions which may show them as victims when they really aren't.

[Anonymous]

There has not been confirmation that it is a he.

[Anonymous]

I can say with absolute 100% certainty that DJ is to blame for this not being discovered sooner. An inappropriate incident occurred much earlier this year with my child AND SHE BLAMED MY FAMILY INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE SCHOOL.

I am just appalled and heartbroken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can say with absolute 100% certainty that DJ is to blame for this not being discovered sooner. An inappropriate incident occurred much earlier this year with my child AND SHE BLAMED MY FAMILY INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE SCHOOL.

I am just appalled and heartbroken.

Was the same individual involved in your alleged incident as the incident(s) that have recently come to light? If yes, how do you know since the identity of the alleged offender hasn't been disclosed? If not, why do you ignoring your complaint prevented the perpetrator from being discovered sooner.