The Anglican church has had some of the same issues that the Catholic church has. I know that many Catholics believe the Anglican church to be against them but my understanding is that there has been a dialogue and efforts to commune, especially since Vatican II. I can say that I, personally, am not anti-Catholic- I may be critical of the church at times but it's sort of like being critical of American policies but still being a patriot. It's done out of love.
So as an Anglican (and a Quaker- but we don't really have a hierarchy that lends itself to abuse of power in that tradition) I would not want the issues to remain in the dark. I want them addressed head-on, routed out, the victims taken care of and not shamed or ostracized, the perpetrators allowed to experience the legal and social consequences of their acts without shielding from the church. Only then can the wound begin to be cauterized. To me, that seems like the only way the church can survive long-term (or even really have any credibility at all, going forward after something like this).
On a small scale- in my church, there was a parishioner (on the vestry, actually) who was caught sexually abusing his sons and even offering them to other abusers on the internet, which is how he was caught- FBI sting. If the church leadership had tried to hush it up or seemed more concerned about their own asses, I would have lost a lot of faith in them. But they faced it head on and held a series of opportunities for parishioners to voice their concerns and feelings, and to hear how the church was going to handle it. He was immediately removed from the vestry and congregation (although our priest continues to minister to him in prison) and a statement of compassion for his spouse and victims was issued. His spouse and children kept coming to church after his arrest and have remained a beloved part of the congregation since that time. The church has taken up offerings for the boys to contribute to their therapeutic and educational needs.
He's in prison so the question of whether his acts would have been reported outside the church never came up, but I have every reason to believe that if it had been a church leader who discovered it that they would have reported it to the legal authorities instead of trying to handle it internally. Seeing how it has been handled has only strengthened my appreciation for my church and its leaders.