If you knew something about someone who would you tell?

Question

If you knew that a boy, or young man had been molesting his own siblings, who would you tell? And if you did tell, and then everything is swept under the rug, and everyone goes into denial, what would you do, if you knew that the boy, young man, really needed counseling but wasn't getting it?

Answer 1

You tell an official. At school or call the police you cant let those kids continue to be molested.

Answer 2

Of course this is an extremely difficult situation. There is only one right answer here, you must tell someone. Not only does the man doing this to his siblings need help, but those poor children are going through so much. Yes, a whole other burden with be brought upon the parents, but there is no excuse good enough to keep you from saving those innocent kids. The better question is who to tell. My advice on that is that this situation is bigger then you. You can't be expected to handle this all on your own. And you are right, this is serious and can't be dealt with in a manner that can easily be swept away. A help line, like the Kids Help Line for instance is a great place for you to find out information about who to tell. They can tell you the specifics on the right person, how you can contact them, what you will have to do etc. Those kids need you. Whatever help line you call, won't force you to undergo counseling, and they won't ask for your name or number, or any personal information like that. Do something as soon as you can. This situation is more serious then you know. Good luck.

Answer 3

WOW that is a deep question. First thing remove the child from that danger. Second thing call the cops and report that person right now that person has no right taking a child's life away. Because of there sickass thoughts and wants. You need to report this like yesterday. The longer you wait the more that child is be touched by this person. Yeah a person may need counsiling, your main concern is that kid. Trust me I understand. Please dont wait. Let that child know what their older sibling is doing is wroung and it isnt the childs fault YOU NEED TO TELL and hurry about it. Yes a person who does this isnt well but that doesnt mean they can mess up someone elses life such as a child. it doesnt matter if the person is a boy or a young man they know what they are doing is wroung and they need help and the also need punishment who ever this person is touching is being punished so please you be there light at the end of a tunel tell
wake someone up right now and tell it is that important and if this is you if you are the child that is being touched tell right now. if your are the person please get help tell right now stop messing up that childs life and if you are a person on the outside looking in it is your responsiablity to tell

Answer 4

Yes I would tell. I would probably go to child services first since it involved a child and tell them what I knew. Child Services keep reports anonymous. I would imagine that the children would be talked to and ordered to have an examination by a doctor to prove there were or were not indications of sexual abuse.

If I told authorities and they didn't do anything and as you said, it was swept under the rug, then I would take actions of my own. For instance I might talk to the children alone when I could. I would hide a tape recorder in my purse or pocket. I would try to get them to admit someone was abusing them. I would try not to ask them leading questions as if it appears you are leading them, the recording would get thrown out in court. I would not stop until something was done.

It would be my duty to help save the children from ongoing abuse. I wouldn't want my child/children to suffer from an abuser I would expect someone to step up if they knew for sure the abuse was happening.

Answer 5

First, tell the children's parents. If it's swept under the rug, then inform child services in your state or country. Please don't do this unless it's really going on. I knew someone who was falsly accused of this by a jealous neighbor, and it can be very hard to convince the authorities that the abuse is not happening.

Answer 6

Report the matter to Police, file an FIR. Inform the Children Welfare Dept. or the Women Welfare Dept. as the case may be. Such social malaise need be brought to the notice of the authorities and the general public through the Press also.

Answer 7

Yes, I would tell. I would tell someone that legally must DO SOMETHING about it, like a teacher or school psychologist. Then the rest would fall into place. Both the molester and the victims would get counseling.

Answer 8

You definitely need to report this. Others have given good advice about who to contact. It is necessary not to let this go, because the kids that are being molested need to have you do it. There may be no one else in their lives that care to do anything about putting an end to it. How tragic. They are likely feeling hopeless, like there may never be an end to it, and no one cares. You need to be that person for them. Have courage and do the right thing.

Answer 9

Imagine you are the person being molested. Would you want someone to help you?
Also, earlier answers are very right: go to the authorities or school counselor.
If you know this is happening you have a responsibility.

Answer 10

I believe it is important to tell the authorities what you know. These kids may be too scared to speak up for themselves especially if they were threatened in any way and this may be the case.

You could be saving their lives. Pray about it and then do what you know is right. What would you want somebody to do if you were them? Deep down inside they would really want the help.