Good point that the people that cover something up then they may be under some kind of duress themselves.
On a tangent, a Trumpist I know was a victim of a sexual assault years ago. Yet when trump was accused of basically the same things they had awful things to say about the women who came out against trump. I pointed out the contradiction of wanting me to believe their story but immediately reject anyone elses and they told me to 'fuck off,' the feeling is mutual. I don't understand the psychology behind that cognitive dissonance.