Reply #97: And who knows what other abuse was going on...

[Samurai_Writer]

I'd bet anything that there was more involved than just having that girl 'watch'. One of my dearest friends was severely physically, sexually and mentally abused by both her parents. The sexual abuse started when she was very young, being forced to watch her parents have sex. It only escalated from there. I won't go into details -- she told me the entire story once, having to let it out to someone, and it seared into my memory forever. The most horrible story you can ever imagine. She died at age 32 of complications from the flu, but I really think it was her parents' abuse that killed her -- she became an alcoholic (who wouldn't after all that) and her body just gave out on her. She left an 11 year old son behind.

Anytime I see stories like this, it reminds me of her. If the authorities know about the 'smaller' forms of abuse, you can bet there are larger forms of abuse going on they probably don't know about. Just because the girl is saying nothing else went on, that doesn't mean there hasn't been. Abuse victims are known to protect their abuser, especially if it is a parent or relative.

RIP, Melody.