probably the most thorny issue of the subject: What is considered adequate halachic proof that a person is an abuser? What if its just one person’s word against another’s?
Excellent point. I was, once upon the time, of the opinion that 2 Kosher Eidim would be necessary to convict any molester of wrongdoing. I asked a Rav (who was involved in the investigation regarding another Rav who was accused of halachic misconduct) how they could accept testimony of women. He rightly pointed out that we are not trying to kill the man, nor are we trying to give him Malkus or to force monetary compensation. The only shailah was in ????? ???? ??? (in that particular scenario, where even according to the allegations, he had legally done nothing wrong, but was not fit to be a Rav), and for that, 2 ???? are not required.
The ???? ?????, discussing the story of a teacher who was accused of sexually abusing two students, allowed the testimony of the just-adult boys about their experiences as children; evidence which generally holds no water in Jewish Courts of Law. It would seem from his calculations that the same would apply to all women and children. (I haven’t seen the ???? ????? inside; I was told about it when discussing a similar case with a Rav).