[CajunConservative]

You say that now as an adult without the added trauma of actually being taken from your family and forced into the dark side of a very adult world.

I've worked with pedophiles and their victims. Let's just say that these scum are very manipulative. The physical stuff is much easier to heal from than the head games. That is what really screws up these kids.

[Thrownatbirth]

You say that now as an adult without the added trauma of actually being taken from your family and forced into the dark side of a very adult world.

Sounds like my enlistment at 17. Dad swore me in himself just to make sure.

[CedarDave]

I've worked with pedophiles and their victims. Let's just say that these scum are very manipulative. The physical stuff is much easier to heal from than the head games. That is what really screws up these kids.

So true. The good part is that Ben was only in the hands of Devlin for four days and though terrified and likely abused will recover more quickly than Shawn will. In contrast to Shawn, at his news conference Ben was beaming and very happy to be there. I expect he will be o.k. and back in school soon with his classmates.