Uh, isn&#x27;t the headline obvious? Crime such as sexual abuse should never be prosecuted by anyone other than the government!<p>This is precisely the reason why the Roman Catholic Church and other institutions were able to cover up child sexual abuse on a massive scale!<p>Australia is learning the extent of this now because the much maligned former Australian PM, Julia Gillard, established a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse within Institutions. This has been painful but cathartic for Australia - and a key thing that is emerging is that institutions who investigate the incidents themselves almost always cover up the abuse. This isn&#x27;t just the Catholic Church - it&#x27;s the YMCA, Buddhist organisations, dance schools, the Salvation Army, and numerous boys and girls homes. The Catholic Church is probably the most egregious offender, and its illustrative to note that rather than report serious sexual crimes to police, they shamed the victims and moved the offenders to different parts of the country (or overseas!) thus spreading the abuse.<p>I wonder how many Colleges have done similar cover ups?