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A question for the LaMatteries

Posted by Question on February 24, 2005 at 13:03:31

On MovingOn Jim LaMattery wrote:

*I am currently working with the DA's office to obtain immunity from prosecution for those current Family parents who are willing to come forward and validate their children's accounts. For those of you who are willing to come forward, and want to discuss the possibility of immunity, you can contact me directly at *

Now in a post below, John LaMattery Jr. wrote:

*If you were not an abuser, maybe you’d consider writing an affidavit and posting it on our web page www.lamatteryresource.org that will help lend credence to the abuses that many children in The Family suffered. We are working with the San Diego DA’s office on immunity for those who do want to validate the SGA’s claims, at this time you would have to write at your own risk.*

I understand what you say about parents writing statements & posting them on a website & if someone has witnessed abuse or heard about it that's an excellent idea, but you also mention *writing at your own risk.* I assume you're talking about the threat of legal action against parents who either witnessed or knew about abuse, but didn’t report it at the time.

Could you elaborate on the general idea here?