So many things were better then. But kids who were sexually abused by adults were ALONE. No one believed them.
Oh sure, some never reported it/weren't believed, but the abuse wasn't as rampant...except re religious and orphanage criminals. You weren't there, I was, and so, you are going by hearsay.
I know that this subject is your own "hobby-horse", but you are obviously younger than I am and have a different understanding of the times I am referring to; on two or three different levels.