Sarah Lutes is 25 now.
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EmilyTheDramaQueen — 9 years ago(May 13, 2016 01:38 PM)
I wonder that as well since I would have loved to hear her side of things. Maybe they couldn't find her or something. I've been trying to search online but I've come up empty handed and only with other women with the same name
"I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't"
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danielle81587 — 9 years ago(May 14, 2016 02:37 PM)
No one really knows if she lied or not, I thought it was weird that the neighbors assumed she lied just cause she didn't act a certain way. There's no rules about how a victim should act.
Thank you! I thought it was disgraceful that the neighbors just assumed that she was lying, because her future step mom had that feeling. This is why so many abused children don't want to come forward! Fear they won't be believed.
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MacRobin92 — 9 years ago(May 29, 2016 10:28 AM)
I don't think we will ever find out the truth if Sarah was abused or not.
I also really didn't like how people reacted to how she was acting as that was evidence of her not being abused.
If victims don't act exactly how you want them to act, then they weren't really victimized. This is part of the problem when it comes to abuse.
I really don't understand why her father didn't leave the neighborhood. I mean, if you honestly feel like someone has abused your daughter.. why would you still live there? Police officers make good money, I don't understand why he didn't just move. -
rosemei — 9 years ago(May 29, 2016 06:02 PM)
Okay, I have no idea if it did or didn't happen.
However, the fact that Sara had no problem with playing out front of her house where the man who she's says exposed himself to her could be watching from the windows would make me go "HMMMM!" -
EmilyTheDramaQueen — 9 years ago(May 31, 2016 05:11 AM)
People saying that is what I have a problem with. Just cause you are a victim doesn't mean you should run and hide in your room all day. Something happened to me in high school and charges weren't even pressed against the guy, but that didn't mean I should have just not went to school and laugh and talk with my friends and participate in the extracurricular activities I did because the guy who did it went to the same school and was in some classes with me. It's weird that people think a victim should act a certain way.
"I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't"
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Clothes-Off — 9 years ago(August 11, 2016 06:57 PM)
That's a fair point.
I think people are just wondering if she stands by her story.
I could see her not wanting to talk about it either way. I can't say "if it were me" because it isn't me, but if it did happen I wonder if a certain part of her would want to set the record straight.
I do remember at least one Michael Jackson accuser recanting. That's a pretty heavy burden on the conscience.
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realmv5 — 2 years ago(February 01, 2024 06:37 AM)
There's no proof she lied and there was literally no good reason at all they gave for deciding to think that. The chances of a little kid making that up are slim to none if we're looking at this realistically. It sounds like the neighbors were taken in by his manipulation. Pedos and even serial killers are great at denying the truth or making excuses, setting up alibis beforehand etc. Fooling everyone around them and having people vehemently defend them in court despite damning even evidence. So let's stop pretending that's unheard of. And obviously she doesn't want to be on the show, she likely wants to put everything behind her