I agree, but if the death penalty is to be used in such cases, I think some mechanism(s) MUST be put in place to assure that the occasional outbreak of "epidemic" false accusations do not lead to the execution of innocent persons.
There have been a couple of notorious cases in this country in which children were coerced/cajoled by overzealous "crusaders" in to 'remembering' things that did not happen. A day care provider named Virginia Martin, (or McMartin maybe? the name is escaping me right now) and her entire family had their lives and reputations ruined by accusations of child molestation and child rape. The accusations later proved false.
The Amirault family in Massachusetts and a young teacher named Kelly Michaels in New Jersey were also found guilty on rigged-up charges by prosecutors who manipulated children. Gerald Amirault served 18 years and his name is still not officially cleared.