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I am very sorry to hear you went through traumatic experiences as a child, and I cannot fathom the pain you must have endured. However, we are a people of laws, not of visceral reactions. The fact that others have done unspeakably evil things does not justify taking the law into one’s own hand. Our job is to follow Hashem’s Torah; He is the one who will make sure every person gets exactly what they deserve.
zahavasdad:
If the secular courts says that a supposed victim is to be falsely believed, and an innocent person gets put in jail, loses his livelihood, and is shamed and ostracized by his community (as are his wife and children), would you accept their ruling?
charliehall:
If a Bais Din believes that a person really is a child abuser, they will authorize him to be pursued in secular court.