MOD -“I’d like to see one of you clowns trying to decide whether to go to the police and perhaps destroy an innocent rebbi and his family since nobody will ever believe he is innocent even if there is no evidence, versus maybe allowing him to molest other kids.”
There is definitely not an easy solution to this question, but why does it have to be either or?
What happens when a police officer is accused of something? I’ll tell you the first thing they do is put him on Desk Duty. This is until an investigation takes place. It’s not a presumption of guilt or innocence! After an investigation -if he’s innocent -he is reinstated, if not, he is prosecuted.
If we really care about protecting our kids -the same thing should be done in Yeshivos. If s/o is accused -he is taken away from any contact with kids and given another job. If he is found to have “Reglayim L’dovor” he is prosecuted, if not -he is reinstated. And don’t tell me we can’t sometimes figure it out -one way or another. Because even if we don’t have the answer -we can keep him in the desk job.
Most people who are Frum that even if they find out about the accusations will not destroy the person. How do I know this? Because even Perps who have been accused and are presumed Guilty & are still in their current positions – there isn’t any outcry or destruction of the person’s family.
Why? Because e/o is in denial!
So IMHO – I think the leaders who are supposedly trying to deal with these issues are too Nogieah B’dovor. They are too much intertwined with Yeshivos. What is the answer? How come they won’t do my simple suggestion? Perhaps we have to make a panel of Rabbonim who have No Negious to any Yeshiva whatsoever?!?!