Avira, the compounding of many factors makes this traumatic. The loss of physical agency, the betrayal of trust by one who is held in esteem by the community (i.e. rabbi/teacher). The threats not to disclose to others, betrayal by parents or community when reported and not believed. Then there is the physical impact of rape on a small person by a large person. All of this can skew a persons future relationships and can continue onto marriage resulting in inability to maintain a healthy sexual and emotional relationship with a spouse. Add up all the trust issues I mentioned above and it’s not a pretty picture. Your response to this appears to me to be rather simplistic. Syag this is one area that you and I will continue to agree on time after time.
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