It is understandable that people do not always understand the difference between the way they are being raised and what actually is the norm for their frum communities.
For Jews the family is often an extension of Torah, and the tragedy is when someone is upset or abused at home they then abandon Torah because they can not differentiate between their family and community and Torah values. For those who have been abused or scarred it is often impossible to take their childhood experiences out of their perception of religious observance. She will have her 15 minutes of fame and go away, I hope her son has some stability and warmth in his life if at all possible.