Hi my name is James and i am 27 years old. At the age of 12 i was sent to a boarding school and was sexually abused by a teacher until i was 13. At the time i did not tell anyone and like today feel ashamed i did not. I told my family in april of last year and also i went to the police and gave them a statment. Since then the teacher has been arrested but denies everything. Two other people at the school at the time have also come forward to say that the teacher also abused them. I cant bring myself to talk to my family even now, i suffer from bad depression and flashbacks and i know i will have to go to court to give evidence, but how can i face him again. Also this will hit the headlines soon and when this happens i hope i will be able to cope
I am so sorry for what that man did to you and I think you are so very brave.
If you have not already done so, you might like to register on the main message board as there are many more people there who are all willing to help. When I joined (only a little while ago) that is what I did and the amount of support I have already received as been great.
My abuser is now dead, and some would say that is for the best, but I never was brave enough to do what you are doing and I think you are fantastic.
When you are ready post on the main message board and I am sure you will be helped and supported as I am.
Hope to speak to you again, in the meantime stay strong and I wish you all the best in the world.
Jing. x
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hey my names louisa, if u need someone to talk to about what the trial will be like and stuff well i'm not long past doing that myself, did it last september. was against my father but was for sexual abuse like urs. i can help to explain th court and the way its dealt with a bit better. i know how scary it is. mine is likely to come into news soon, i'm waiting on the appeal hearing as my dad like ur abuser is denying it. so if u need to talk contact me cause trust me i understand how daunting and scary the prospect of court is.
