If anything happened to me as a kid, I had enough confidence in my parents that they wouldn’t have been in denial. They would have done everything in their power AT THE TIME to bring this guy to justice. I have less sympathy for someone who takes civil action after so many years—I think they have dollar signs in their head.
Having heard a presentation at one of our bar meetings about these cases, money is all there is to get. These pervs are protected by each other from prosecution, they don’t give a shit about anyone but themselves and the victims are highly tormented mentally. They don’t want to recount what happened and their parents could have been in denial.
I am glad you believe so strongly in your parents, many people can’t say that.
These days these kids are the family gravy train and they don’t want to lose it. Here’s your one chance, Fancy, don’t let me down.
Confidence on the part of the child has zero to do with whether or not the parents would protect them.
How many kids even see either parents for more than fifteen or twenty hours during the course of a week...if they even have two. Or one actually.
There are a hell of a lot of parents who simply don’t want to be bothered. Absolutely they will ignore things happening to their kids, and go so far as to punish them for making things up. Generally without so much as a cursory investigation into the matter. Later contrition on the part of parents can’t fix things, or restore love and respect they shattered long ago.
We can’t all be from Brooklyn, Dave.