The Frum Follies blog (started October 6, 2009) combats sex abuse in the Orthodox Jewish world using investigative journalism and hard-hitting satire.
Over 1,345 articles and 18,000 comments later, he summarizes:
… Most of the leadership of the Haredi world still covers up abuse way more often than they address it. They almost always deter reporting to the police and child protective services even though that is the single most effective way of preventing the same person from abusing again. They also discourage civil suits which would help survivors get some help coping with the damage. The Modern Orthodox world is definitely better officially in their positions. Additionally, it is rare for survivors who pursue criminal cases to be intimidated by expulsions from schools and shuls. Yet they too have a long way to go.
… Ten years ago, Avi Shafran was spouting nonsense about how child sex abuse almost never happens in the frum world. Now, there are many more programs to educate kids and parents about preventing abuse. Schools, shuls, camps, and youth groups are adopting some policies to prevent abuse…
Check out the blog here.
Mazel Tov. And please don’t stop!