Yita, please don’t tell me what I believe. The Littile I know, I know many victims who have written and called and have been ignored. No one is a malach not even the authorities at the Agudah so they cannot possibly know what a victim wants to say or what their agenda is, so you are very, very wrong in what you are saying. You are just towing the party line. Yes there are many Rabbonim that have met with victims but not as members or representatives of the Agudah. Rabbi Yosef Blau is the most prominent Rabbinical representative who had not only met with but advocates for victim/survivors. Rabbi Yitzchak Eisenmann from Passaic, New Jersey listens to victims and advocates for them. I don’t know too many more, if you do, you should list them so victims who read this can contact them.
My question is why don’t those with authority implement change? What would happen if those who “order” that one cannot go to the police also order that there must be an attendant in the men’s mikva at all times and that men can’t linger in the mikva as if it is a pool or gathering place. Would there be change? Do you think molesters would know they are being watched?
What would happen if the Agudah would announce that doors to all rooms in a yeshiva must have widows and they cannot be covered up with shades or papers but always must be classrooms must always be visible from the hallways and that all yeshivas must have video monitoring in the hallways, kitchens, basements, storerooms, etc. Do you think molesters would get the message that they are being watched?
What would happen if the Agudah announced that all staff members including Rebbeim and Roshei Yeshivas must be fingerprinted and background checked, do you think molesters would stop moving from one yeshiva to another?
What would happen if some of the Rabbinic molesters were quietly retired a few at a time and were given a shomer to make sure they are never alone in the vicinity of children?
Any and all of such things could have been and should have been implemented over the years that this issue has been brought to the attention of the Agudah. What if anything was implemented?
What kind of financial assistance or fund was set up victims to receive therapy to recover from their trauma? Nothing. Why is the financial stability only of the molesters and their families important?
The Agudah is the largest Religious organization that the frum olam has. They are the only one that that can implement change, they are the only ones that can sway the public, and manage the masses. They are the only group that has the power to do anything and yet the keep us powerless and if we are powerless then our children remain kaporos.
So I can either keep trying to explain this to you because this is what I do, I advocate for children and for victims trying to wipe this evilness out in my lifetime. Or I can fail at my tafkid. If I were a Doctor I would keep trying to teach everyone to stay healthy. If I were a dentist I would keep trying to teach everyone to take care of their teeth, if I were a teacher I would try to teach everyone the value of a good education. You can either learn and do something about it, or you can keep drinking the kool-aid. It is so easy to blame the bloggers who are trying to shake everyone up to effect change. You don’t like they go about forcing change? Then find another way to make change happen, but the status quo is totally unacceptable.