chalilavchas -“Surrrre. I can picture many Rabbonim standing around the above described Rabbi and forcing/threatening him to compose, sign and oversee distribution of the letter which incriminates the family of the victim. And the Rabbi complied.”
That’s not what I meant, but I actually have heard things like that before.
What I meant was – a few decided that the perp must not be guilty and the problem lies with the victim and his family. These few claimed they “know” this to be the case and other Rabbis followed their lead. While I don’t know this to be for sure in this case -I’m assuming it to be because of my knowledge of their individual personalities.