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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a similar situation -- potential abuse by DW's father, but the victim couldn't remember it clearly due to their young age at the time and also how long ago it was. No worrisome signs since then. We just weren't certain. It was a maybe it happened kind of thing.

We decided we'd make sure our kids are never alone with him, just to be sure. When we visit, we stay in a hotel but their house isn't big enough for us anyway. Basically there are no opportunities to for it to happen. Interestingly he's not a touchy-feely person, so even just giving the kids a hug would be a red flag and we've seen no such signs.

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What motivation do you think a person would have to falsely declare this having happened?  Are you comfortable maintaining a relationship with the accused knowing this person may have sexually abused a child?[/quote]

[b]Sometimes people with untreated mental illness make false allegations[/b].[/quote]

This is a lot less common or likely than abuse. But people like to make excuses for abusers and deny/refuse to believe victims.[/quote]

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