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What hold did he have over him, or was it something else. I also want to know if the boy played any part in the recent abduction.
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In the Elizabeth Smart case the same question was asked. Why didn't she leave when she had the opportunity.

Well...Elizabeth came from a very religious family and from a community that values chastity. It is possible that she was simply ashamed by the sexual abuse that she suffered, and that the Mitchels played upon her shame to their advantage.

It is possible that this young man, being the victim of homosexual abuse, was also too ashamed to rejoin his family.

When I was eight years old, a manipulative pervert enticed me to "take a walk with him to show him directions." He held my hand, and then placed it in his pocket "to keep my hand warm". His pocket was cut out, and instead, he held my hand to his penis.

Well...I did not tell my parents about this incident for more than a year. Why not? Well....I felt that it was my fault for having talked to a stranger when my parents had told me not too. I blamed myself, and did not have the maturity to realize that this man was very experienced at manipulating children.

With Elizabeth and these kidnapped boys, unfounded, and unjustified, self-shame may have played a part in their silence.

most definately shame played a roll in this. A boy at 11 who is sexually molested is put through such cruelty and can't help his reaction to it and feels it is his fault somehow and becomes so very ashamed of himself. So sad really! You could see it on his face on Oprah. He has had years of shame on his face and it will take lots of counseling to know this isn't his fault at all.