Irene Renzenbrink

As a child survivor of sexual abuse who waited 60 years to speak up I can only express horror and dismay at the appalling comments about this incredibly moving landmark documentary . Most people seem to prefer simple error over complex truth. It was Michael Jackson's death that freed them from the confusion of both loving and being loved by him and being sexually abused by him . Parenthood and realising how vulnerable and innocent their own children were was an added awakening. ( In my case it was seeing my grandchildren at the same age that I was when abused) Of course they lied to protect him-he convinced them that they would go to jail. They would lose his love and friendship and all the benefits that had been poured into their families. Jackson used all the paedophile tricks in the book- showering the boys with gifts, making them feel special, making them jealous, keeping them on the hook, involving families in the celebrity circus, keeping the secret, rationalising that sexual acts were a kind of love. I think this is quite possibly the best portrayal of child sexual abuse I have ever come across and I wish the MJ fans and apologists would wake up to themselves and realise how harmful their ill-informed comments are. . It's obvious that have never been abused. They're lucky to have escaped the experience with these sick monsters.