Out Of The Mouths ...

Saturday 6 April 2013

Accused of child abuse: A family's story

"Julie and Keiron were adjusting to life with their new baby. She worked at home, he was soon to start a new job as a nanny. Then, one day, the police came to the door ...

'A Kafkaesque nightmare is beginning to unfold. I am being arrested' ... Keiron with Julie and Sam

Julie's story

It's a Tuesday like any other. Then, in the afternoon, there's a knock at the door. The dog starts barking and wakes our 12-week-old baby, Sam. My partner, Keiron, looks out of the upstairs window to see two women at the front door. We assume they are Jehovah's Witnesses and Keiron leans out, saying he can't come down. Then everything changes. The women are police. They work in child protection services. Keiron, Sam and I go downstairs to find out what's going on. They tell us to sit down and ask Keiron if he knows why they are here. He says no. Then they tell us an allegation about a sex offence made by a child at the nursery where he works."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/06/accused-of-child-abuse-police?INTCMP=SRCH