A few months after the Forward published a searing essay
by Sara Kabakov describing how Marc Gafni sexually abused her, Gafni
asked to respond. The Forward believes it has a journalistic obligation
to allow him to do so. But his essay demands analysis and context, so
the Forward asked a number of experts in sexual abuse to analyze Gafni’s
assertions. Those experts challenged Gafni’s claims that Kabakov
consented to this relationship and that her age was not an issue, and
questioned his reliance on polygraph tests. Their responses are
published below Gafni’s essay.
