DD victim of date rape

Hunt
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:58:06 +0000

As a parent of both a boy and a girl, I have to say that it’s always a mistake to pretend that a complex situation is simple. We don’t know how complex the situation in this case was, and perhaps the OP doesn’t know either. We don’t what, exactly the boy admitted to (“I’m sorry we got carried away” is different from “I’m sorry I raped you.”) As others have said, the daughter has already decided how she wants to handle the situation, and she has sought counseling. She may have a very good grasp on what would have happened if she had pressed charges. She decided not to do so, and she may have had very good reasons for making that decision.