ABSTRACT
What is the boundary between teenage play and experimentation and abuse? As a society, we have a complex relationship with abuse, especially in its sexual form. We often fail to name it for what it is, and in doing so, we perpetuate the cycle of shaming the victim, covering abuse over with secrecy and indirectly perpetuating the vicious circle of both the victim and perpetrator remaining unprotected. Research indicates that sexual abuse often takes place between children as well as within the family. The story below is a close-up glimpse of the intrusive and violating nature of sexual abuse as well as how difficult it is to stop it.
