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Make the victim feel safe and able to talk at their own pace, and consider any danger the perpetrator currently presents to younger members of the family
A young adult woman in our family has recently shared that her older male cousin once touched her inappropriately when she was aged six and he was aged 12. This happened 18 years ago. Then a second incident allegedly occurred eight years later.
She shared the story with her parents this year and the information was then shared with her cousin and other family members. He stated that he cannot recall either incident.