I did not know about the full details of the crimes my father has been found guilty of until very recently. It is also very difficult to believe that a parent can be guilty of such abhorrent acts.
On reflection, I can understand that it was unacceptable for me to appoint my dad as my election agent when he had been arrested. I can now understand the potential risks of that decision.
The offences committed by my father took place in the attic of our family home. I did not go into the attic during my adult life - it was considered ‘dad’s space’. That didn’t seem unusual for me at the time.
IMO: AC has just admitted that they knew something, but didn't want to believe it. AC knew of DC's arrest but did not seem to give a shit about safeguarding. AC is a spokesperson for the Greens - which means a key person in the party KNEW about something, but did nothing? Did everyone chose to sweep it under the carpet? This needs a full and thorough investigation with actual sanctions for anyone who may have covered this up.
Why the fuck is AC even mentioning the attic? And hypothetically, would it not ring some alarm bells if hypothetically you knew your father brought a 10 year old girl to the attic?
If AC had wanted to keep it classy, the whole thing would have been about the victim - not reams of text about AC / how bad AC is feeling / don't believe the "transphobes" / etc, with a token couple of throwaway points about "survivors...."
Shall we remind ourselves of how DC called the 10-year old victim a fantasist?
This statement REEKS.