Joe Towalski, in his editorial "Don't punish the innocent when rightly seeking justice" [Jan. 31], seems to suggest that people who have been abused but can't remember the details are less than credible. He clearly does not speak from experience.

My sister was sexually abused by a family member from early childhood to adulthood, not unlike the sex abuse victims of priests and religious, by someone she trusted and even loved. This was buried in her psyche until she was 45 years old. Fortunately, in therapy this came out and she was able to have some level of healing, though never complete. The abuser made a deathbed confession supporting this revelation.

"Cases in which memories are hazy and allegations difficult to prove" is language that could lead the reader to conclude, "If we can't prove it concretely, then let's just let it go." If a person feels that something happened, it most likely did.

Read the entire letter here.