When someone is reprimanded by a judicial commitee there is usually a talk given to the congregation about issues that leads to serious sins. Sometimes that talk takes you by surprise because the reproof was private and no announcement was made to the congregation. Other times you figure out why an individual was the object of a judicial commitee...I heard talks on the usage of drugs, cigarettes, pornography, bad forms of intertainment, fornication, adultery, fraud, gambling, disapproved medical treatments...but never on child abusers and mostly how to protect your children against this terrible crime.
Do you think the reason there is never mention of child abuse is that if many knew there is a child molester in their midst they would pressure the elders to go to the autorities? Would it create a movement of panic and many would simply go to another congregation? Would they just trust that the elders have everything under control?