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Child molestation/rape

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Monsterschild

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL, NE, CA, MD, England, Philippines.

Our father was convicted and is now in prison for 2 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault. He is due to get out in Jan. 2012 after serving 6.5 years.

The victim was a person unknown by my siblings. And quite honestly, all of us were in disbelief. Our father was like a moral compass. His record only consisted of 2 speeding tickets. He helped the poor, was compassionate and benevolent and taught us the same. He had never been inappropriate with neither me nor my sister.

My niece was 7/8 years old when her grandfather went to prison. Her mother chose not to tell her where and why he went. She felt she shouldn't know at that age. My niece never knew what he had done.

Last week i was informed that this monster raped her (niece) when she was 7. They also believe the abuse may have started as early as 3 or 4.

The monster is locked up in IL right now. The abuse happened over the years in Nebraska, California, England and the Philippines. They now live in Maryland.

How can she press charges? Where does she press charges? How can we record him admitting to it? Does she need a lawyer, or should a prosecutor and detective take care of everything? Can i sell his stuff to pay for my sister's counseling and legal fees if i never charged him storage, or have a contract to keep it?
 


CdwJava

Senior Member
Absent witness, an admission, or physical evidence, getting a conviction is going to be nearly impossible.

About all that can be done is to report the acts to the police in whatever jurisdiction(s) these assaults occurred in and let those agencies look into them if they can. However, you - and she - should not hold out any great hope of prosecution given the time that has passed, and the age of the victim at the time (somewhere between 3 and 8 I presume from your postings).

I would not go selling someone else's stuff unless you are on absolutely legal footing to do so because otherwise you might face civil suits and even criminal charges.

Counseling should be the number one priority. There are many avenues to accomplish this and many resources for survivors of sexual abuse exist. She should look into the resources available to her wherever she resides today.
 

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