When I logged into wordpress today, this was one of the links of the dashboard.
The story was picked up by several new sites, including yahoo. It’s the same article, word for word, that was on the above blog. Detailing how two men, 18 and 24, raped a child. How their 15 year old sister lured the child to them.
The men were arrested–and released. The girl’s family had to flee their home because they dared to seek justice for what was done to their daughter.
It makes me sick. What kind of monster could rape a child? She’s hardly more than a baby. But I can’t decide what bothers me more. That these men raped her, or that the girl and her family may never see justice. I do believe they will meet divine justice over what they did but still, this hurts.
However this girl has a blessing that others like her don’t have~ she has a family that values her, that loves her more than centuries of traditions. In that part of the world, virginity is prized and most rapes go unreported because they do not want the world to know their daughter was ‘shamed’. This family took a risk, tried to get justice and refused to back down. They also got the child help. Hopefully, with that kind of love and the support from the councilor, the girl can get past this.
Pisses me off, though. The shame lays on the shoulders of the men who did it, and their family for not having the strength and courage to make these men own up to what they did and pay for it.