Original sentence: A wave of moral panic followed, in which a variety of media outlets, primarily daytime talk shows and talk radio programs, claimed that sexual abuse of children in schools and day-care centers was nationwide and rampant.At least one former alleged victim has completely retracted his story and admits he lied, believing he was protecting his younger siblings, and to please his parents.Members of the McMartin family, who operated a preschool in California, were charged with numerous acts of sexual abuse of children in their care.Seven defendants, including 76-year-old Virginia McMartin, who founded the school in 1956; her daughter, granddaughter and grandson, are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.The McMartin preschool trial was a prominent sexual abuse case of the 1980s that occured during a wave of day care sexual abuse hysteria
Edited sentence: A moral panic followed, touching off a witch hunt in which a variety of media outlets, primarily daytime talk shows and talk radio programs, claimed that sexual abuse of children in schools and day-care centers was nationwide and rampant.At least one former "victim" has completely retracted his story and admits he lied, believing he was protecting his younger siblings, and to please his parents.Members of the McMartin family, who operated a preschool in California, were charged with sexual abuse of children in their care.Seven defendants, including 76-year- old Virginia McMartin, who founded the school in 1956; her daughter, granddaughter and grandson, are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.The McMartin preschool case was an example of day care sexual abuse hysteria