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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Disturbing role of DCUM in this article too. [/quote]

I would like to comment on this. Much of this occurred in 2018 and, as such, my memory of what happened leaves a lot to be desired. But, as I recall, there were several threads about allegations of child abuse at Washington Hebrew that I deleted because they were not supported beyond what appeared to be gossip. I think the first thread that I allowed was this one:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/746814.page

Which was started with a statement from the school.

I remember working pretty hard to keep the alleged perpetrator's name out of the thread. I just checked and the name doesn't appear in the thread at all. I don't agree with the claim that any post defending the suspect was deleted, though he may well have grounds to believe that was the case. What I remember were frequent reports claiming that posts defended child sexual assault. More than likely, I removed some of those and left some, though at this point I really don't know for sure.

In subsequent threads, I allowed the suspect's name to be posted because the threads had links to official documents which provided the name. It was therefore, already public.

I don't remember any posts making threats and, if I had been made aware of any, I would have removed them.

Clearly, DCUM threads were used to spread what now appear to have been false allegations. I could defend these posts, but that wouldn't change the reality. The bottom line is that I regret that this occurred.
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