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artchill: I did not, and do not, claim that the halacha protects abusers. However, I take offense at your casual dismissal of those frum therapists who “ask sheilos”. You make it sound as though we should follow the halacha only in cases where it commands what we already want to hear: but if it says not to report abuse to the secular authorities (which again, I’m not saying it does), then we should CH”V do what we feel is “right” over the halacha. As a frum jew, I firmly believe that the halacha must take precedence over every other factor, be it emotional or legal, when making decisions. Period.