After her first baby, only the crummiest guys would associate with her. With so much rejection her desperation made her the perfect target for a repeat performance. In the spirit of Jesus Christ, our congregation was all heart. People seemed extremely supportive and comforting when his wife left him when he could not supply her with the same standard of living as her best friend whose husband had been left 12 million dollars in a family trust. Most of the men and women in the church put forth an enormous amount of energy to restrain even their inappropriate thoughts, not to mention their natural humanly urges.
People get upset when there is a realization of injustice.
One person can accept money to teach a specific code of conduct to others and proceed to actually behave anyway they choose. It just isn't right. Maybe some people were troubled by the deacon's son behavior, but maybe nothing was done because of the possibility of personal repercussion. Maybe in our church area, just being the son of a deacon gave someone enough status to be held above public castigation. I think that people are more willing to tolerate the sins of people they consider to be their own.