Dear Diary,
The story of the paedophile ring that had been infiltrated yesterday made me shudder to the core.
In my life, I have known of two men, who have been convicted of grooming teenage girls. For me, this is two too many. In each case, I recall my stomach hurling; in each case, they blamed the girl for leading them on; in each case, two families were left devastated; in each case, the molesters family were grasping at straws to fathom their fate.
I have no idea what is said in the victims households but I have been privve to comments made in defense of the molester. I can imagine that it is really hard in an Asian family to deal with sexual abuse. Basic survival skills kick in, and for Asian families, it is to save the family name.
“he was such a nice man” – to which I think, no he wasn’t because he wouldn’t have done that if he was;
“She must have led him on” – to which I say really, does he not know that this is fundamentally wrong; and even
“the wife doesn’t look after him” – to which I explode what are you blaming the wife for you idiot!!
My biggest cry to this is; THEY ARE CHILDREN, LEAVE THEM ALONE.
Bunty
The Chatterjis Blog 