Unfortunately, however, a lot of people vaguely remember that Eric was accused of "something to do with child pornography" and still don't know that this was dumped on him by his abusers - and many people believe the myth that abuse victims are very likely to become abusers themselves. Consequently, just telling people that Eric was terribly abused is, if anything, more likely to make them believe he was a paedophile - to make them think "Oh, well, that explains it" - even if they feel sorry for him.

Also, we who knew and loved him can say "We know he just wasn't that type" and that the idea of Eric as a child abuser is farcical - but people who didn't know him are liable to reply "They all say that". Therefore, I personally feel it's useful to look at why the evidence, as well as the private knowledge of his friends, shows that it's extremely unlikely Eric was guilty of anything except being terrified out of his mind by his abusers.