When I was 10, "I said" that my aunt's husband was molesting me.
I continued to say it for nearly 5 years.
Halfway through my 4th year, my little 10 year cousin came to me and "she said" he was molesting her.
"We both said" to our mothers and -nothing- was ever done about it.
[they didn't want to "ruin" my aunt's life]
Another cousin never said anything that any of us ever heard but suddenly her mother and my uncle completely disappeared from the family scene around the time that the cousin turned 10.
"The family" made up weird theories rather than face the likely probability.
The aunt that's married to the 'weird uncle' was a 4th grade teacher who often brought students to their home.
How many innocent lives were "touched" by that man because "she said" wasn't good enough?
He's living a wonderful life right now; a veritable pillar of the community and respected Christian.
Any accusation against him would be met with open derision, lacking the support of parents who believed what their kids had said.
The [now grown] little girls are all living varied degrees of living hells.
I applaud the parents who would go to such lengths to protect their children.
There are other parents who do nothing for fear of creating a "scene".
How I wish mine had been the former rather than the latter.