They seem unable to learn from previous MVMO hoaxes in other communities. A generation ago, incest and sexual abuse of children were believed to be extremely rare. One source estimated one in every 250,000 children. Many feminists and women's organizations have since promoted the concept that such abuse is extremely widespread. A common estimate is that one out of every four children is sexually abused before the age of 18.
Some sources say one in three.
In promoting their beliefs, many feminists urged that people always believe children whenever they disclose abuse. They regard any skepticism of child disclosures as an accusation that the child is intentionally lying. It is only in recent years that studies have shown how easy it is for an interviewer to coax disclosures from children of events that never happened. Unfortunately, this was also not discovered and widely publicized until after many of the cases went to court. But the interviews, investigations and trials have had many negative effects on society Overeager and poorly trained investigators have implanted false memories of the most horrendous and bizarre abuse that never happened into the minds of children.