The sex-crazed press.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief Article

I was shocked by what The Chicago Tribune did to Jack Ryan. The Republican candidate to be United States senator from Illinois was forced to withdraw when Tribune reporters persuaded a judge to unseal records of a child custody proceeding which showed that his wife had accused him of taking her to sex clubs and trying to persuade her to engage in sexual activities with other patrons watching. People make all sorts of accusations in custody and divorce proceedings--often goaded by Iago-like lawyers who whisper in their ear "you've got to say something"--that they later regret as untrue...