I do think defenders lose sight of the main point. How are our children being protected.
They say it is the parents responsibility to protect their child. If parents dont have the information , how can they? Parents are trained to trust and go to the Elders, that the Elders have their best interest at heart and are guided by holy spirit.
Parents should be told to go to the authorities first for "physical protection, then go to the elders for "spiritual" protection. Take it out of the Elders hands and let the secular authorities deal with the crime part. The elders can deal with the sin part when they visit the guy in jail.