Maya Angelou was assaulted by her mother’s boyfriend when she was seven. She told her brother, then her abuser was found beaten to death. So she became mute. She did not speak a word for five years, because she believed her words could kill a person.
as much as "death penalty to all pedos" seems like a good idea, telling a child "are you absolutely sure this happened? remember if you say yes this man is going to die and it's your fault" is a great way to get them to recant their statement in court