My take on him was possibly he was in a COMPLETE state of dis-belief, possibly in a state of near shock, went to his closest his dad.
That’s entirely possible, but there comes a point in your life when you need to man the f#*k up.
When you look into the eyes of a 10-year-old boy, while he’s being raped, you need to plow through your mental and emotional issues and get the old man off his back!
Deal with your own problems after the bastard is down and bleeding from his ears.