Sexual Assault Victims

When I was 5 years old my mother had a boyfriend and her boyfriend had a seventeen year old son. It started out as little things that a five year old wouldn't pick up. Such as "accidental" touching in bizarre places. Pretty soon, it led to more than that and at this point I knew it was wrong. He warned me that if I ever told anyone, he would hurt me and my family. He did unspeakable things every single night for two years. Thinks that a child should not know until they have reached adulthood. This awful thing ended a few days shy of my seventh birthday because my mother passed away. I never said anything to anyone until nearly ten years later. By this time, it was too late to do anything. My father told me that I shouldn't try to build a case against him because it would surely fail since so much time has passed and I've been told the same by many others. This boy who is now a man is married and has a little girl of his own. I pray every day that he doesn't do this to his little girl and I regret that I never told anyone. 

Please don't be afraid to tell someone. Please don't let this happen to someone else because you didn't say anything. I want ever woman to see this and know that they're not alone if they are in this situation and they have nothing to fear. Help me show them my story. #SpeakUp