WIY -“I either believe they are stupid and naive, in which case I can’t trust anything they say anymore or I believe that they are purposely covering something up because they somehow perceive that it is for the greater good of the Jewish community. Theres no good, its just a lesser of 2 evils. Id rather believe the 2nd because it makes some sense even if its wrong and crooked and still allows me to not write them off as fools.”
Actually it’s a combination of the two. Except for maybe one or two Rabbis they didn’t believe the guy to be guilty. Now after the admission, most probably believe he is guilty, but you won’t hear anything about what happened to the victims’ family from them.
See No evil, hear No evil, speak No evil. It’s funny how they don’t practice this except when it’s convenient, like after the guilty plea!