Her own personal story is pretty amazing.
Yeah, but she didn't have to make a deal with the devil to get it published. I don't hold it against you for daring her to contact Sue. Kristin knew full well what she was about and all the info proving it is out in the open. She made the decision to put aside her convictions for personal gain / revenge (maybe. I really don't know her motives). I don't think its fair to blame you for her decision. I don't think anybody could have dreamed she would do such a thing.
If he knew her on a personal level, than he was aware of this girl's need for an older adult to empathize with her. Sue Scheff knew what to say and parroted it in the interview - Kristin was broken down when she went into a program, the chemical and physical restraints and mental abuse served no purpose other than to turn her (seemingly normal) depression into something monstrous. Given what Kristin has written on this forum and her own, she was vulnerable and a prime target for an opportunistic predator to use and toss aside. If not Scheff, she might have ended up in Scientology.
With that in mind, should you EVER encourage someone as damaged as this girl to get in contact with a shameless and self serving bitch like Sue Scheff? Yes, Kristin Stattel is an adult, but I thought the idea was to help survivors, not put them at risk of further damage.
Maybe Scheff won't toss Kristin aside, maybe she's looking for a substitute daughter. Seeing what has been posted about her on Fornits since she teamed up with Scheff has obviously been painful to her, she wrote a rather brittle blog entry about what was being said.
I don't know if I blame gookin; I just don't see any logical reason to do what he did. If the girl wanted to discuss programs with Scheff, I would have encouraged an email correspondence. Gookin has been too reckless and rode roughshod over people who wanted to trust him. He's made apologies in the past, but continues to exploit and torment people for unknown reasons. It seems like misogyny sometimes, pure evil others.
Take how long these kids were in programs and deduct it from their chronological ages before you manipulate them for sport or 'LOL's'.