Ok, as I skimmed this post, and before it got bogged down in personal insults and issues, I see that George tried to explain, but it was not understood. Let me put it this way. In every instance of physical and/or sexual there is included automatically verbal or emotional abuse. The offenders have to keep the victim in a mind frame to accept the subsequent physical and/or sexual abuse. As George says, that is why most cases go unreported. There is some fear and guilt instilled in the victim by the offender.
More to the point, *****, being 18 years of age might have understood the ramifications of her coming forward with her allegations, i.e., the impact to the ministry. That is what is behind all of the cases that have been delayed in their reports to the proper authorities. MJore recently, th eallegations against TS that have come some 25 years later. Also, here in NCC the filing of a civil suit in the amount of $5 mil + for abuses at the local academy back in the early '90's. It was proven that the abuse took place, yet nothing was done and the registered sex offender was allowed to move to yet another academy where he offended again, bit this time went to prison. Now, none of us have to even guess how that happened, do we?..............we know it was for the ........good of the world church, etc..................
George is also right. ridicule is also a huge factor in unreported sexual abuse.
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