My nephew, 14, groped my daughters' b*****s. Shes 14. His parents are incapable of doing anything. What to do

Question

This occurred last summer, but she didn't tell me until now. She became very depressed after it happened and now it all makes sense to me. My sister and her husband are undergoing a divorce and both have addiction problems. I am so angry that none of them are ever welcome in my home again. My daughter is getting counseling. We were previously a very close family. Although we don't live in the same town, the kids were raised like siblings. My questions are should this be reported? Am I violating my daughters privacy by explaining the rift between our families.

Answer 1

Hi Ruth

You're unclear if this is assault or two teenagers learning the hard way about what's acceptable behaviour between boys  and girls. Your nephew would be better off if it was explained to him why it's unacceptable to just grope people. Punishment doesn't always change behaviour. If he did it again to someone else, after being told it's wrong, he'd face consequences.

Answer 2

i just gropped mine and i felt pretty good about it.

Answer 3

um well it was family so i would say that ur daughter should be the one to decide if this needs to be reported it happened to her so she should decide what happens  

Answer 4

hmm

i think that ur nephew is obviously going through a hard time

he doesn't need to be reported but he needs to be talked to and helped

he is probably really depressed and u need to confront him about this incident and his situation

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