The pe do philia scare is a fake. It is not harmful. That is why they refuse to allow anyone to discuss the issue openly. It would reveal that there is much evidence that it is harmless and can be beneficial.
check out these sources:
Gilbert Herdt on the culture of the Sambia people.
The Rind Report
"Harmful to Minors" by Judith Levine
"Love Against Hate" by Karl Meninger
It is even mentioned as common practice in the opera Don Giovanni by Mozart.
There are more sources. Have you ever noticed that only westerners are arrested overseas? The locals never are.
The sex hysteria is being used as a pretext to distract the people from the failings of the government and to make them fear the government.