Rolf has been found guilty

[xtremerus]

It is surprising the amount of abuse that happened years ago, and is still happening.

I sympathise with Supershifty, in that I was abused only for a brief time when I was about 9 yrs old, by a neighbour, but no sodomy, .
he interfered with my school friend at the time too.

It is a power thing that the older person has, that lets them get away with it.

At that tender age, you know that it is wrong what is happening, but you are to scared to say anything. I distinctly remember my Mum suspecting something, and asking me about it, and I denied anything happening. I still remember his name.

I have clear memory of the abuse, but I believe I don't have any long term damage from it.
I may only recall that abuse occasionally, when incidents like this are reported in the media.

It does not affect my life, just that it was a bad thing to happen to me.

I may have a different, positive outlook on life, and believe that you don't dwell on the past, and let it bog you down.
Otherwise it can just eat away at you, and end up stopping you from moving on.
End rant