should i have gone to the police properly?

Question

i was sexually assaulted last year, it completely destroyed me and i inly just got up the corouge t tell my mother

it was by this bloke in college that i lived with, anyway, i wasnt the only one he hurt and we decided as a group not to take it further as we were scared, but now? i cant feel closure because he is still out there, and he could hurt another woman, or girl,

hemade me feel like i was less than nothing and it hastaken me this long to get the corouge to want to tel someone else

i just want to know, what will the police say, will iget in trouble for not properly saying about it earlier i am 22 i know i sound like a stupid kid but i nevr thought id be in this situation help please

thank you for all your responses, my friend is coming over later, so i am ging to ask her to come with me, yes i am in england,

again, thank you

Answer 1

First, I am so sorry that happened to you. No female ever deserves to be brutalized in any way by any man. Please go for counseling so you can recover your lost dignity and self worth. I don't blame you for being afraid to go to the police. There is the fear of that horrible man hurting you again, and the humiliation of telling such horrid details to someone else. But I strongly urge you to report it now anyway. Take someone with you to give you courage and support. Try to convince some of the other girls to go with you or to at least allow you to give the police their names. If none of the other girls will participate, be sure to tell the police you are not the only one and that the others are too afraid of him to talk to them. The chances of arresting him are far greater if there is more than one person reporting him. It will be difficult for you, but by going you may prevent other women from being hurt like you have been. It will also help you begin to reclaim your life. That violent gang rapist needs to be stopped. I would also report it to the school you were attending.

Answer 2

Go to the police, if he did it to you and other then, he is probably still doing it. I am not sure where you are, it sounds like England maybe, but there is a statute of limitations to charge someone with a crime but it is usually much more then a year. The only hard part will be in proving it, if you can get others that he hurt to join you, it will be much more successful.

Answer 3

I feel for you i really do, you should have gone when it happened, while the evidence was still there, thats how the cops will look at it, and no you will not get in trouble, hopefully he will i would go right away just to see if theres anything that can be done, and if you havent told your parents do so, thats what their for to support you through this, listen i wish you all the best of luck please get some help.

Answer 4

You can't get in trouble, because you have done nothing wrong. Remember that - HE was the one who committed the crime, not you.
Yes, go and report to the police right away, now that you are able to face what happened. Encourage the other women he hurt to report it as well. Try to comfort each other, and be consoled with the knowledge that putting him in jail will protect other women from being hurt.

Answer 5

You should definitely go now and tell the police. It's never too late. They are usually nice about it, they understand that fear keeps assault victims quiet. If they're not nice about it, be strong and make sure they follow through with catching this man. Anyone else he's hurt that you know ought to go with you. There's strength in numbers.

Best of luck to all of you, I'm so sorry this happened.

Answer 6

I would report it simply to stop him from taking advantage of girls and making them feel the way you do right now

Answer 7

I don't understand did he rape you?¿ if he did then you should have gone immediately