Throughout history, people have been rotten to the core, whether it was preying on helpless girls or boys - or the perp was male or female.
I watched a portion of "The Human Comedy" this afternoon and thought back to what seemed, at the time when I was young, to be a better world.
Looking deeply, it wasn't. At 13, a number of bad things could have happened to me if I hadn't used a little good sense. I honestly don't believe any man, minister or not, could have either talked me into doing something I innately felt was wrong, or even to have forced me without me screaming my head off, and fighting back.
If he had hit me over the head, that's an entirely different situation, but threats would not have kept me quiet.
In fact, freepers discussed this subject on the Elizabeth Smart threads.
I guess I didn't have good sense at 13...THANK GOD YOU DID!!(and I mean that!)
Personally, I don't know how many women can identify with being able to defend themselves at age 13, especially in times gone by. Perhaps today, girls are receiving "fight back" training at an earlier age, but when I was growing up all the abuse was kept silent.