Teen-rape is extremely common, especially what we call "date rape." The problem is, that many of these rapes go unreported. You may ask yourself, Why don't they report the rape or the abuse? The most common reasons are fear and guilt. Fear of what people will think of them. Fear of possibly being pregnant or having a sexually transmitted disease. Fear of what will happen to them if they "tell on" or report the abuser to the authorities. Fear of having to face the abuser or abusers again. The guilt is usually over what happened to them and they feeling like they had some sort of responsibility over what happened, like they "came on" to the abuser or they caused the rape or abuse in some sort of way. By understanding the "WHY" teens don't tell about their abuse, adults can be in a better position to help them to release their feelings at a younger age and not carry them with them through adulthood.


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