I had friends who were molested as kids in the neighborhood.. All of them were in that situation..poor family, preoccupied struggling parents, weak in school , no strong social ties, would never speak to someone about what;s bothering them. We were all like that. I was lucky i was a little smarter and i had a strict father. It was just as he described they targeted the vulnerable ones and had them recruit more. With money, drugs and alcohol as well.
Some of them never really recovered, did drugs for years, in and out of jail. One of my closest friends killed himself at 20 due to this.
I never trusted or loved people for a long time because i had seen evil like this as a youth. The devil does not wear horns.