Glastonbury Couple Doug Wirth and George Harasz Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

Doug Wirth and George Harasz, a married couple from Glastonbury, have been arrested and charged with committing child sexual abuse against children that they adopted from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. The first reaction that most lay people will have when they hear about the charges will be to assume that the allegations are true. This is unfortunate because, based upon the facts reported, this appears to be a situation ripe for false allegations of child sexual abuse. And, based upon my experience handling similar cases, I expect that the investigation conducted by the state was incomplete and biased. The system is designed to convict people accused of child sexual abuse; it does not exist to protect people that have been falsely accused. Mr. Wirth and Mr. Harasz better be prepared to fight for their lives.