But we're not at a preschool.

Main issue with investigating child abuse is that the victim's account is unreliable as they might not yet even have the language to describe some things, so we err on the side of caution.

In an environment where all participants are adults it makes sense to at least ask the alleged perpetrator if they're guilty and analyse their reaction.

There was a notorious case in my corner of the world where a locally famous YouTuber was accused by his ex of sexual abuse. He lost a significant number of followers and of course revenue so he took her to court and won, as her story didn't add up.

Undeterred, she continued, but with increasingly wild accusations and even attempting to rope in other people.

I occasionally see a new post about this drama and it serves as a remainder that some people are just out to destroy others.