In light of the continuing case for a fundamental change in Britain's media policy, parents of missing child Madeleine McCann have been called to court Wednesday for their testimonies.

Kate and Gerry McCann, both 43, told the court how incapable and defenceless they felt in the face of unwanted media attention. During the course of their crusade to find their daughter, the media sentiment went from sympathetic to antagonistic very quickly.

Tabloids insinuated that the couple sold Madeleine or else murdered her and hid her poor, tiny body in a freezer. The disgusting allegations were not the only thing that British tabloids threw at them, also published were very private information that the couple did not deem fit to share with the public.

"I felt totally violated, there was absolutely no respect shown to me as a grieving mother or as a human being, or to my daughter. I just felt so worthless we'd been treated like that," Kate said when asked about the printing of an entry from her journal where she wrote to her daughter.

The McCanns are unsure as to how the publication, News of the World, got hold of such a personal item. "These were desperate times, when it's your voice against a powerful media, it just doesn't hold weight," Kate added.

Her husband also said that he and his wife testified for one reason alone.

"We feel a system has to be put in place to protect ordinary people from the damage the media can cause," Gerry said.

Unfortunately, even after the long publicized plight of the McCanns, there are still no leads as to where their daughter may be.

On Thursday, the people slated to testify are actress Sienna Miller, who has won damages from News of the World for phone hacking, and acclaimed author JK Rowling, who has fought to keep her daughters away from the media's eye.