Rosewood– do some research into Boteach and you’ll find out a lot more interesting opinions of his. Just so you know in no way does he represent the frum community.
Anyhow- regarding this story, if u watch what these “Going Offers” say when given the mike you quite quickly realize that either they had a horrible childhood, one which any child not just a “hassid” would rebel against, which causes them ro “run away” and blame it on the “system” them grew up in. In reality, hundreds of thousands of children grow up in the same manner as them (besides the abuse, neglect etc) and live productive happy and healthly lifestyles or, they have extreme desires which they cannot acheive while living as a frum jew because its wrong and not accepted, so they “leave” this way they can do whatever they want especially when they start to deny and say, eh its all nonsense, typical way of not feeling bad for the wrong that you’ve done. And then the audacity to go on TV and tell the world “the horrible way they were brought up” listen ur an exception to the masses who are happy with it all, so become a goy and keep it to urself! Don’t spread lies and yes they’ve lied about facts to make urself some money or fame. Really a disgrace, I mean there’s a lot of guilt in the issur of eishes ish one who commits that has to go all out to justify their actions.