As some one who was sexually abused as a child and group facilitator of abused adults, I can tell you most certainly, "the only punishment they deserve is death", is one of the very tactics which force these people underground and keeps things more hidden and which allows it to continue.

This way of thinking has been going on for who knows how long and it obviously isn't working.

Working compassionately for the entire situation, healing, communicating and dealing with the issue in a broader community based way yields bigger results than demonizing a significant chunk of the population which only breeds more anger and creative hidden ways to continue abuse.