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Child sex
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The wisdom of
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Congratulations for having
the courage to publish an extract from Lynley Hood's refreshing, accurate and
concise essay on the Peter Ellis case (March 25), exposing the nonsense
leading to his conviction. She correctly noted
that alleged experts who claim an ability to distinguish between true and
false allegations of sexual abuse can do nothing of the sort. The claim to that bogus
expertise persists. Government is preparing to re-introduce ACC lump-sum
compensation of up to $100,000 and will include sex abuse claimants. ACC has
admitted there is no causal link between sexual abuse and any particular
psychological or behavioural symptoms. In many cases it
determines eligibility only from the alleged psychological condition and
behaviour of claimants, assessed by "experts" claiming a contrived
ability to know a client was sexually abused. That mythology will cost the
taxpayer dearly and ruin many more lives. Based on assumption,
belief and opinion, self-appointed experts gave Ellis and around 80,000 other
men accused in recent ACC claims the loathsome label of "sex
abuser". Hood's essay and new book should be compulsory reading for ACC
and its counsellors. |
