When families finally come to terms with dealing with sexual abuse that took place, they are now faced with an entirely new challenge of getting someone to listen and do something about it. Community authority figures truly believe that it is better not deal with the issue or have convinced themselves that it is not actually taking place, rather than deal with the publicity and stigma of the issue. Every line in this piece is taken from thousands of actual responses to reports of sexual abuse. Frightening as it seems.