There's nothing today's media enjoys more than scandal/corruption/human suffering. They'll do anything they can to boost the sensationalism, with this matter as with everything else.

Indeed, the only reasonable response will be a "thorough and exhaustive investigation". The public might want to see someone punished now, and it might be good PR to do so; but unless the accused are given a fair trial and due process of law, all we'll be seeing is another unjust, illegal act. "Innocent until proven guilty" must still apply. Besides, arbitrarily punishing a few individuals will leave the majority of the offenders out there, unpunished and probably free to continue their depraved acts.