Who were they protecting?
Good question, knowing how these things go it was not a “nobody”. Ipso Facto it was a “SOMEBODY” who had pull or knew of the skeletons in the closet of high ranking public officials.
You noticed that the Therapist doesn’t name the abuser? Probably because they are still around and can cause even more damage.
Predators go to where the prey are.
They also put in place a protective backup system to prevent their capture.