She got abused at the age of 14 by a 26 year old man and she felt 'so great' and it boosted her confidence?
She wanted to get abused?
No at the time she didnt think it was abuse since she wanted/consented to it, but now, as she's looking back at the situation, she's considering the possibility that it was.
Sorry to hear about what you went through. But Rita was abused. There is a reason why 16 is the consent age (well here in the UK). You are still developing as an adolescent; you are vulnerable to feel like you want to be older. It's only when you get to your 20s you start to reflect about your past experiences as you are much wiser to see what happened to your self during those times.
Thanks.
I suppose the 26-year-old should have known better than to engage in sexual acts with a minor, regardless of whether she consented to them or not.
It just doesn't feel right to classify her experience as childhood sexual abuse when she had a "relationship" with him, but perhaps I should educate myself more on the matter.
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People below [the age of consent] are considered children and cannot legally agree to have sex.