Aside from the other comments here, another thing to consider is that it's usually incredibly painful to relive abusive treatment, let alone potentially having

Aside from the other comments here, another thing to consider is that it's usually incredibly painful to relive abusive treatment, let alone potentially having to endure the humiliation of having it dragged out into the public, where a million and one disinterested onlookers will potentially pull the victim apart and blame them for what happened. Unless you've been in such a situation yourself, you can't imagine what it's like.