Spreading the word: Family speaks out about unfounded abuse claims

Spreading the word: Family speaks out about unfounded abuse claims - Pekin, IL - Pekin Daily Times

Michele Weidner still has nightmares. She wants to talk about it — wants to get it out in the open and off of her mind. Above all, she’s hoping her story will enlighten others so that changes can be made and horrors averted for others.

It’s a long shot. Michele, 35, and her husband, Dave Weidner, 41, want more than anything to increase local awareness of false accusations of abuse and the impact they have on families, especially families already dealing with a real medical crisis.

“It can happen to you. It can happen to anybody. It happened to us,” Michele told the Pekin Daily Times.