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Teen Rape - Why They Don't Tell 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. [VIEW ARTICLE]Comments RSS Feed For This Article: 
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Subject: Your article on Teen Rape
Rape, whether teen rape or adult rape, is a crime that keeps victims quiet. They are quiet because most times their criminal warns them to be quiet because the criminal threatens the teen or family members. The teen will keep quiet rather than put his family in danger. However, any teens reading this should know that they need to speak out. Keeping quiet about the rape gives the rapist criminal more power. Yes, there are times right after the rape, that time is needed for healing, for reflection, for prayer and spirituality and for deep healing. But sometime in your lifetime, you need to speak out. Only speak out when you are comfortable about doing so. Talk with trusted individuals first.