Corie Feldman, Makaly Culkin, Todd Bridges were just a few who were victims of childhood sexual assault.
We shouldn't disregard what they have to say before we hear it. All of these guyz just named exhibited classic signs of being sexually abused as children.
More often than not, victims will hide the abuse because of shame, guilt, condemnation, embarrassment. Many male victims will carry this for decades before telling their stories. It is part of the healing process.
Childhood sexual assault scars deeply. A lifetime of emotional agony. Lets hear them out.
I understand where you are coming from, and to a large extent, I agree.
But Feldman is a somewhat different case. He has been talking about the abuse that he and his friend Haim suffered for decades. He has been open about the fact that he was abused, but he has refused to name names.
He has come out and said that he knows who these people are, that they are still in the industry, and that they are probably still abusing kids. He has also said they were indirectly responsible for his friend’s death.
He has made these accusations a number of times in very public ways. He is now a grown man.
At some point, what he is doing looks more like he is trying to get attention for himself rather than trying to help people who may still be being abused by the people that abused him and hurt his best friend.
I feel very sorry for Feldman and the things he has been through. But at some point, he either needs to step up and name names to protect others, or he needs to stop trading on his victim status and the death of his friend.