Gavra and WIY, BH I don’t know any victim or perpetrators of this type of horrible crime. I don’t either understand what exactly the trauma is and how it is treated. I wonder though, do you know this for a fact that the main part of the child’s healing has to do with seeing the guy locked up? To me it seems like that might have more to do with the parents’ and community’s healing. I’m figuring that disassociating the child from the act, or coming to terms with the past and putting it in a certain perspective, is more important to him.
I think his issue is deeper than the fact that he was wronged. Being wronged is something you can get over with. For the sake of society he should definitely be apprehended. I just wonder about the importance this has for the child’s well being and recovery.