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Families
Apart Require Equality
February
21, 2002
Predictions Of Abuse Allegation Epidemic Correct
Press Release
"Our predictions of a sexual abuse allegation
epidemic were correct", Families Apart Require Equality (FARE) spokes
person Darryl Ward said today. He was referring to media reports today
confirming his prediction of 8 February 2002 that 'there will be new epidemic
of false allegations now that ACC has announced it will reintroduce lump sum
payouts for alleged abuse when there is no proof required of any abuse having
occurred' (see text of press release from that date below).
"Without trivialising the trauma of genuine victims, it is
extremely suspicious that five times as many people now suddenly 'remember'
being sexually abused now that ACC have reintroduced lump sum payouts for
alleged abuse when there is no proof required of any abuse having occurred.
Based on overseas experience where lump sum payments have been awarded for
unproven allegations of sexual abuse, a sixty times increase in the number of
allegations could ultimately happen in New Zealand."
"The myriad of bureaucrats, lawyers, councillors and psychologists who
make much of their livings from the sexual abuse industry must think all
their Christmases have come at once", concluded Ward.
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