Reply #49: I'm so sorry for your pain, and that of your family [View All]

[Old Mouse]

You should support the parents, and help them deal with this as best as possible. I don't think they need your advice as much as your support right now.

The media can become obsessed with female abusers, and their intrusion could make this much more traumatic than it already is. Too quick a call to the police could bring this as well. Child protective services should be quite experienced in all of the aspects of handling this. Even if they are not, give some time for the parents to come to terms with what they must do.

Your feeling of helplessness is natural. There is nothing you, or probably anybody could have done to protect your nephew. No one doubts you would have tried anything you could have thought of.