Sexual Harassment Stories and Experiences

I was too young to understand what he had done

Meagan, Michigan

One night, my father let a stranger stay the night on our couch. While everyone was asleep, the man came in to my room and raped me.

At the time, I was too young to understand what he had done. I kept that inside me my whole life.

I am now 15 and I finally told my mother what happened that year, the year that changed me so much.

I still have a hard time dealing with it, and it’s hard to trust people. But I’m living as happily as possible right now.

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George Says:
October 5th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
You should have told someone right away. I hope you are able to resolve that night with your father. You are only 15. You can still prosecute if you know who he is, and are up it. I am tellling you that you should. That guy is a low life worm, a child predator, and has probably done it to another female who knows how young. Report him. It doesn’t matter who he is. Fight for yourself.
martina Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Dear George,
so sorry it happened to you. I wish you all the best in your trying to be happy again. I hope you can talk about your experience with people you trust. Take care of yourself.
Kiki Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
To Meagan in Michigan:
One of the most important things that you have got to tell yourself everyday is that none of this was YOUR FAULT. I say this because blaming myself has been one of the biggest obstacles in the way of my recovering from childhood rape. Nothing you did or didn’t do caused this sick man to do what he did to you. School doesn’t teach little girls how to fight back or how to cope with sexual abuse and even if it did, how could a child be expected to successfully prevent their rape when most grown women aren’t capable of doing this? It’s a humiliating, dehumanizing thing to be confronted with and whatever you did is the right thing because you survived it. Keep being strong and be good to yourself. Remember that sick men have no holiday.