It might be a touchy subject, but you have to be ready to tackle that if you want to tackle it. Or go with another word if that suits better.

I do feel someone has to tackle them. You might not be ready for it. You might know that it's different in the story and put a fiction disclaimer on it. "This book is a work of fiction and all things within are made up." Whatever.

The whole thing is that you need to know what you're doing.