[Rose of Sharn]

A 12 year old who has been sexually abused, can be so abused, menatally and physically, that they are left feeling ashamed at what this pervert did to them. In some way they feel like it was their fault, so no one is told, therefore no crime is reported, this child hunkers down and pretends the best he can, that nothing happened. To save HIS face.
Then, as an adult, this memory is allowed to come back and the humiliation and wrongness of it is only too clear. This happens time and time again.
The only thing wrong I see is some people may be judging a 12 year old as an adult and think that he should have been brave enough to come forward with his horror. Often reality is far far different.

[TXBubba]

this memory is allowed to come back

This memory never went away. He just never told anyone. I said the same thing about the "being ashamed" in my post.