Skepticism is natural, just be wary of the one-sided variety — be as skeptical of the skeptics who want to attribute all survivors' claims to false memory syndrome (or see the introduction here) — it appears that false accusations are far less common than is widely believed. For those who dismiss it out of hand as "fake news," do us both a favor and stop reading now. In the unlikely event that you've not heard of Pizzagate (it's old news by now), or if you're unfamiliar with the scandal, here's a good place to start:

Also, I highly recommend this short article by Nick Bryant: "Sexual Abuse's Second Shame" as a nutshell version of everything I've learned this past month or so. (I expect to use a quote from it further down.)