There is some evidence that the McMartin case allegations were true. For instance the tunnels the children described have been found. I used to live not far from there.
There is proof the shrink who made up False Memory Syndrome was a child abuser.
“Accused parents, many of whom were affluent and respected members of the community, sought out defense lawyers and psychological experts for help in defending against abuse-related claims. A new concept, “False Memory Syndrome,” was advanced by parents and professionals as an alternative explanation for delayed memories of sexual abuse (see, P. Freyd, March 1993, p. 4) and in March 1992 the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) was founded.
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“The foundation’s leaders, Pamela and Peter Freyd, were motivated because their adult daughter privately accused Peter of sexually abusing her as a child. They were put in touch with other parents claiming to be falsely accused by Dr. Harold Lief (Calof, 1993a), who was later revealed to be Pamela’s personal psychiatrist (J. Freyd, 1993). Families were also referred by Ralph Underwager and Hollida Wakefield, a husband and wife team who are prominent advocates for people accused of molesting children. A frequent defense expert witness, Underwager’s philosophy concerning the prosecution of child sexual abuse has been summed up by the statement that it is “more desirable that a thousand children in abuse situations are not discovered than for one innocent person to be convicted wrongly” (Kraft, 1985, p. 1).
“For instance the tunnels the children described have been found.”
No they haven’t, there is nothing there.
The claims of abuse were false, elicited by an uncredentialed “therapist” who was feeding the children the information that she wanted them to testify about, and disregarding the children’s repeated and insistent claims that nothing happened. She documented all the interviews on video, and when those videos got played in court, the whole case fell apart.
Only people who really, really want to believe in these wild theories give the outlandish claims in that case any credence. If you have an ounce of skepticism, you can’t possibly take it seriously.