The only thing I can think of is that there are victims involved, and those victims have attorney representation. I could see how the lines would be restricted about what can and can't be reported on, and if the victims are providing exclusives to the post, then the post can control what they're telling the other reporters, while keeping their actual sources a mystery... this would cause the outside reporters to maintain a level of pause since they cant vet and confirm the sources...
I wonder if there is a lot of substance there, but it's going to fall apart because it can't be 'proven.' That at the 11th hour the story is going to get scaled back by a TON and it's going to end up being a let down. I have no doubt in my mind that something is there, but if it's on the level we've been hearing and it gets reported, but it can't be proven... whoever reports it could be committing career suicide.