What is the name of your state? I live in KY
I hope this is the right place to post this. I'm 24. I was sexually abused on a regular basis 3-5 times a week by a boy 4-5 years older than me from the time I was 5 through 9. I don't mean just touched but actual penetration. I know he knew what he was doing was wrong because I remember him telling me to keep it a secret. I never told anyone because at first I wasn't old enough to know what he was doing to me was wrong. Then when I finally realized what rape/sex/molestation was I was embarassed and I was afraid everyone would know and no one would care. I didn't tell my parents because I was afraid it would upset them to the point my father would just shoot this kid. His family was an extremely religious family. When I put a stop to him molesting me he told me that if I told no one would believe me since his family is in a local church and my family wasn't religious. And he said "no one will believe a girl whos dad isn't saved and drinks over someone like me". So I kept it in. Until I was 18 then I couldn't deal with it any loger and started seeing a psychiatrist. I'm finally ready to speak up but I'm afraid it's too late. The person who molested me is of course a man now, he has married a woman who previously had two daughters and they have had one together. I sometimes wonder if he has done anything to those girls. The reason I know this is because he was a neighbor and his parents still live in the community. This affects my life. I think about this every day. I'm mad and sad and I'm terribly scared someone may do this to my son. I think more scared that the average mother.
Is there anything I can do? Is it too late to bring up any charges or is this a civil matter. Since he was a minor too does it even matter? I don't want any money. I just want him to know he can't get away with what he did to me and I want his family to know what kind of person he is. And I want to make sure his current wife knows what he did.
I hope this is the right place to post this. I'm 24. I was sexually abused on a regular basis 3-5 times a week by a boy 4-5 years older than me from the time I was 5 through 9. I don't mean just touched but actual penetration. I know he knew what he was doing was wrong because I remember him telling me to keep it a secret. I never told anyone because at first I wasn't old enough to know what he was doing to me was wrong. Then when I finally realized what rape/sex/molestation was I was embarassed and I was afraid everyone would know and no one would care. I didn't tell my parents because I was afraid it would upset them to the point my father would just shoot this kid. His family was an extremely religious family. When I put a stop to him molesting me he told me that if I told no one would believe me since his family is in a local church and my family wasn't religious. And he said "no one will believe a girl whos dad isn't saved and drinks over someone like me". So I kept it in. Until I was 18 then I couldn't deal with it any loger and started seeing a psychiatrist. I'm finally ready to speak up but I'm afraid it's too late. The person who molested me is of course a man now, he has married a woman who previously had two daughters and they have had one together. I sometimes wonder if he has done anything to those girls. The reason I know this is because he was a neighbor and his parents still live in the community. This affects my life. I think about this every day. I'm mad and sad and I'm terribly scared someone may do this to my son. I think more scared that the average mother.
Is there anything I can do? Is it too late to bring up any charges or is this a civil matter. Since he was a minor too does it even matter? I don't want any money. I just want him to know he can't get away with what he did to me and I want his family to know what kind of person he is. And I want to make sure his current wife knows what he did.
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