So Ed Heath is suspected to have been a kiddie fiddler too

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If that is the case than those moralizing the label are just as guilty. You just cannot apply behavior broadly whether good or bad. People are individuals.

The ones doing the political moralizing are rightfully expected to have a higher standard. Same goes for the infamous Jimmy Savile. Looking at the story it is important to know who he was, what influence he had and about his network of connections. That only made it possible that he could commit child abuse on such a large scale for decades.

The act in itself is as despicable wether it's committed by a father on his children or a public figure. But if the public figure was a role model of any kind, it's important to point that out.