You could be right. But you could also be wrong: hideous 'outhouse' guests may actually have engaged in the unspeakable. Perhaps that would be far more shameful for it implies we stood by while the concept of the father was bludgeoned before our eyes because the facts did not match our notions.
The whole idea of principles is protection against our easy to make assumptions and notions driven by instincts. As a society we have lost them. We need a Gandhi to restore them to us and not of the spelling variety. The all quiet on the political front proves my point.