It’s heartbreaking to read that some Lakewood Jewish officials apparently pressure child sex abuse victims and their loved ones into keeping silent about their suffering and reporting it to authorities. (“In Lakewood Abuse Cases, A ‘Parallel Justice System’,” Dec. 9).
This is precisely the attitude that has enabled thousands of child-molesting Catholic clerics to devastate the lives of tens of thousands of innocent children.
Kids will be safer when every denomination understands that only the unbiased professionals in law enforcement — not the biased amateurs in church positions — can truly investigate potential child predators and keep them away from vulnerable kids.
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