Senior lawyers and children's charities describe this trial as"horrific and absurd."

Pundits are outraged here, here, and here.

UPDATE: Frank Furedi calls it a showtrial of children for being naughty.

And for a more entertaining take on the continuing obsession with child sexual abuse, go here.

Justin A Bowen - 5/25/2010

This case is all of the above. If you really want to read about some horrific cases, click your way on over to The False Rape Society and read about some of the other horrific stories about men who've been falsely-accused of rape.