Correct.
I've learned that the abuse is generational.
Mother is as much to blame because she knows DAMN well what's going on. Her own reaction is probably a learned behavior from her own mother or female relatives who ignored the abuse from their husbands and other male relatives.
The good news is that the world is writing about it and it's occasionally on the news. Ignoring it seems to be a thing of the past. I hope SO.
Well it can be a relative, but it can easily be an adult that isn’t part of the family. A coach, a teacher, a scout leader, a priest/pastor,
and the same goes for the adult lesbians sexually assaulting and raping young girls.