Any time big news stories break, it seems as though the stories happen in clusters. After the Penn State scandal was unveiled, allegations of similar abuse emerged at The Citadel and at Syracuse University.

What is it about the news stories that encourage everyone to speak up at the same time? Do people in Pennsylvania feel empowered to raise their concerns after learning that other people have allegedly gone through the same thing? Or do the stories strike the imaginations of people, helping so-called victims fabricate stories based on what they have already heard on the news?

In some situations, it's impossible to know, and the media doesn't seem to care whether the victims have the true stories. Long before convictions are made, the media paint sex crime suspects as guilty monsters.

Recently, another man was arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting two young boys. After the news of the alleged sexual abuse at Penn State, a mother sat her son down to talk with him about child molestation.

What started as a frank conversation for the mother to inform her son about good touch and bad touch led to an arrest. The boy told his mother that he had been sexually molested by his babysitter 11 days earlier. The mother said the boy's story came as a total surprise to her, and she had no reason to suspect the babysitter.

Regardless, the mother reported the alleged abuse to the police, and the babysitter was arrested on eight counts of child molestation. The 19-year-old boy is currently in jail with bail set at $2.7 million.

The mother found the teenager through Sittercity.com, which is an online service that "provides sitters, nannies and parents an opportunity to connect."

Although the teenager has been in contact with more than 100 families throughout the Pittsburgh area, as soon as Sittercity learned of the allegations, they deleted the teen's profile. The teen has not been convicted, but he will likely have trouble trying to find more employment. Even if he is not convicted, he may need to report the arrest for years to come.

Source: CBS Crimesider, "Penn State scandal leads to mother-son chat, and sex abuse arrest of Calif. Babysitter," Nov. 30, 2011