chalilavchas -“Will any publication speak up, in a polite, bekovodik, tactful way regarding innocents who were demonized? Or, will it be shoved under the rug?”
It will be shoved under the carpet. And I’ll tell you why because what happened in this case and others were big guys were wrong is because a few Askanim convince a few Rabbonim who are influenced by these people and they make a bad Psak. Not all Rabbonim are influenced by Shoychad (there are all types of Shoychad, not just money) and then the other Rabbonim who aren’t the type to be influenced just think if this Rav said so it must be so and join along the crowd. We don’t necessarily have to get rid of our Rabbonim, but definitely this basing of the Psak on the politically correct side has to stop. This might mean retiring some Rabbonim, but what goes on now is Not the Torah way!