There are several possible factors that could result in this type of report.
First: and not least, there has been a general reduction in what many would consider to be moral standards, a differentiation between right and wrong. When we are constantly told that we are the result of billions of years of accidental evolutionary process it is not surprising that people increasingly believe that they are no longer moral beings who will have to give account for their actions. The theory of the “survival of the fittest” is a recipe for taking the law into private hands.
Second: the public is increasingly perceiving that there is little or no justice for genuine wrongdoers. This largely comes as a direct result from the mistaken politically correct understanding that we are all inherently 'good by nature'; and when we do make 'mistakes' then we are 'victims' and not wrongdoers.
Third: very light prison sentences are routinely handed down by the courts for such crimes as murder – a life sentence rarely means life, it usually means about 8 years.
Fourth: the authorities show very little interest in pursuing public figures for big-time crime. The bankers are a prime example where there is no authority interest in hounding them into a court of justice. MPs are another group who readily escape punishment for theft and fraud. But there are indications that far worse crimes than fraud have been committed by some big-name public figures for whom police investigations have been dropped for unexplained reasons.
Fifth: paedophilia is a crime that has received much media attention. A crime that readily and rightly angers anybody who has any sense of justice. Paedophilia is a despicable life-destroying crime that is perpetrated against the weakest members of society.
Couple this fifth point with the very light sentences that are routinely handed down for outrageous crimes, together with reports in the media of public figures not being properly investigated by the police and brought before a court, and it is possible that some members of the public will be so outraged that they feel the only way justice will be served is by taking the law into their own hands. Behaviour that is not justified, but it can happen.
This video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORU5x-ryedU an interview by Bill Maloney, who was sexually abused as a child, of Chris Fay, who was once responsible for protecting children, throws some possible light into the dark and dirty world of paedophilia, of the world of politics, celebrities, and the forces of law and order. Unfortunately, Bill Maloney lets his anger get the better of him at times and he resorts to strong language. But what Chris Fay has to say about paedophilia and the forces of law and order could very well explain why certain public figures continue to go uninvestigated, charged, and brought before a court of justice.