Some Kids’ Descriptions of How They Were Sexually Abused
“But when we played, it felt mostly confusing. Every time one of the girls would swing, Johnny would pull me in front of him and something hard would be touching my backside.”
“I woke up to the feel of the covers being pulled off me. Then I felt someone's hand going up my shirt.”
“He put his tongue in my mouth. He started rubbing my backside and kissing my neck. I suddenly felt as if he was doing something really bad.”
“When I turned around I saw he had pulled his penis out of his pants. He was trying to get me to touch it.”
“When she came to the part about the girl's father telling her to go get her nightgown and to change in front of him, I figured it out. It didn't seem right for a father to watch his daughter undress.”
“I went into the living room to watch T.V. He came over and lifted me onto his lap and told me he was going to teach me a new game. I didn't think anything of it because he was always lifting me and hugging me. But then he put his hand under my blouse and started feeling my breasts.”
“I asked him what he was doing and he said it was nothing-that big people played this game all the time. Then he started touching me between my legs. I thought it felt icky but he was an adult and to my childish mind, adults were always right; they wouldn't do anything to deliberately hurt a child. I didn't say anything-not even when he put his mouth on mine. ”
“He started rubbing me and putting his penis all over me. He told me that this was just between the two of us-just our secret and that he'd give me anything I wanted.”
“I was watching television and playing with my toys as he entered my room. Jay became very aggressive and started cursing. The next thing I realized he pushed me down on my bed, tugged at my clothes (until they were off), while spitting at me, slapping me, threatening me, and telling me to shut up. I tried to push him off me by kicking, scratching, biting, and yelling, but he managed to penetrate (have sex with) me anyway. The attack lasted about 15-20 minutes.”