Just a comment~
I live about 30 miles from there and I can honestly say that the majority of the problem is the fact that most of the area still think that if you don't talk about the "taboo" topics they never really happened. The problem that they are facing now is that a lot of people are facing the fact that this is happening and it is being reported. The publicity has encouraged kids to step forward and get help.
I'm just wondering where the boy's parents were for this to go on that long. Also, what might she have done to other kids, including her own...