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Sexual Abuse? From Family Member?

I dont know if this is the right place for this. But it was a family member who did this to me so I guess it fits? Thankyou so much in advance for your opinions on this situation :)

Well...whenI was about 12 I met my grandfather (he left my mother when she was 2 and we finally found him.) He lived in Perth, so he flew over to where I live to stay for a month. I was really participating in my sport at the time, and he was a little athletics coach. He always took a liking to me, and preferred me to my sister. On facebook he would always stalk me, and message me whenever I went online and that sort of thing. It was creepy. He made a few remarks on how he wished his wife had "my body". I was 12. He was basicallysexualising a 12 year olds body. My parents found that creepy but they don't really think anything else happened. As he was a little athletics coach I thought it would be okay if he sort of massaged me. Apart from the fact he only ever touched my private regions and focused on them. Sometimes he would force me into a massage, that I didn't really want. Does this sound like molestation or am I just overreacting?

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User Profile: Pickle68
Pickle68 July 6th, 2015

That is molestation, yes. You are not overrreactiing. This is the absolute definition of molestation and I am very sorry it happened. The very adults you should be able to trust doing this, itmakes it all the worse. It was very brave to talk about this and tell us here. If you need to talk further, please, grab a listener and discuss. Again, yes, it's molestation, and I am very sorry it happened.

User Profile: whyme11
whyme11 July 6th, 2015

I totally agree that its molestation. My father molested me so I know how you feel. I dont understand how someone who is supposed to love and care for you can do such a thing. Even though it happened to me, I have never wanted to do this to anyone.

User Profile: JoyfulJenna
JoyfulJenna July 6th, 2015

You are not overreacting at all! I am so sorry that this happened to you :( It is really horrible that this happens to innocent children