I don't think that you have a choice actually. You have to have laws like this. In societies like yours and mine, you can't accept that people think they can get away with these child abuse issues. This is not okay. You have to send a strong signal that it's not okay: you can't do this.
Then, you have to help the youngsters. They can't press charges by themselves. We have to help them, as a society. You have to demand from professionals who are around the youngster that they have to go to the police or whatever, to do something about these cases.