Sophia Watson

Fools And Monsters

Notes On A Scandal

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VERY FEW TABOOS remain in our irreligious, self-centred society. There is one, however, which still sends a shiver of righteousness down the spine of the most hardened renegade – child abuse. The idea that any adult should want a sexual relationshp with a child is abhorrent, and when the child is under that person’s care the crime is even greater.

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