I understand the child's reaction. They are scared and afraid to talk about it. But what disgusts me is when they get the courage to tell an adult they think they can trust and the adult tells them NOT TO TELL ANYBODY!!
If the adult is not going to turn the pedophile over to the police, the least they can do is make sure the child is not put in a situation where they can not be VIOLATED!!
But most people don't even try to protect the child. Words can not describe what I believe should be dome to those people. Even if they are punished, the damage done to the child's mental health can't be reversed. So you hope and pray that child endures and finds the strength to OVERCOME.