In any case of child abuse, and the judicial ruling after a trial, it is very easy to allow (perfectly justified) outrage to divert attention away from the dispassionate and proportionate application of punishment.
I have two grandchildren of that age, part of me would like to see a far harsher punishment than was meted out.
But I am always mindful that the law is proportionate, and sentences delivered without emotion, which is absolutely as it should be.
In this case, there were good legal reasons for not imprisoning these women, and for analysis and therapy to ensure no repeat offences, which has to be the correct way forward.
It may not sit well with outside observers, and I am absolutely one of them, but judges have to take all factors into account, and it is clear from the report that the judge did so here.