Child sex abuse hysteria and the Ellis case
	Focus on People - Hall of Fame > The wisdom of Gordon Waugh
	Gordon Waugh, Whenuapai April 24 2007 Rape Misinformation Letter sent to NZ Herald Rape Crisis is again misinforming the public about rape. In recent months, Dr Kim McGregor and others from that group have made claims which go unchallenged and unjustified. Those claims include teaching in High Schools that "1 in 3 girls" and "1 in 6 boys" will be raped or sexually abused. The studies they cite are methodologically and factually flawed, and therefore reached false conclusions. Without credible evidence, they keep repeating their mantra that "rape is hugely under-reported". The revised Evidence Act will allow a defendant to review the video tapes of a complainant's interview. In a naïve knee-jerk reaction, Rape Crisis suggests such tapes might end up on the internet. Through claims such as these, McGregor shows she is not an "expert". Any claim made by Rape Crisis should be taken with a very large pinch of salt.