The fact that the couple had been happily married for 15 years was not sufficient to stop online scolds from informing Miranda that he was, in fact, a victim of grooming. Crucially, accusations of abuse are made even when the person considered the “victim” has alleged no such wrongdoing themselves: for example, journalist Glenn Greenwald was recently criticised for the age-gap between himself and his husband, Brazilian politician David Miranda, despite the fact that Miranda strenuously objected to the implication that there was anything untoward about their relationship.
