Is child molestation more common now or just reported more often?

[cannongal]

I think population growth plays a part in it as well. We have almost 100 million more people living in the US now, than we did in 1970.

Also,and I'm not sure I can write this, so that it makes sense, but the news media outlets are pretty much in competition with each other, so they will try to out do each other with shocking stories about child abuse/molestation. Which ever they think will grab the most ratings.