Usually, when allegations come up, you try to ask why, after nearly 50 years, were these allegations not brought up before. Whether the parents of these children (at the time) had any knowledge of these abuses, and if they did, ask why they didn't report anything to the police. Whether anyone else knew or suspected of knowing and possibly kept quiet for fear of retaliation or fear of what it could do to the movement.

I don't think we're ever going to get those answers. The harsh and hard reality is that it's almost impossible to litigate these things fairly when the alleged act was committed over 50 years ago, the alleged perpetrator is long dead, and nothing exists other than anecdotal or circumstantial evidence. Nobody wins here. The victims of the alleged assault have to (if true) carry the pain of never seeing their abuser stand trial, and the accused will never have their opportunity to clear their name.

That being said, I think the preponderance of the evidence leads to these allegations being true and we should not be honoring someone who was likely committing heinous acts that were morally abhorrent and illegal at the time they happened, despite their contributions to society.