law help: My 14-year old cousin has told me that he was forcibly raped by one of his friends, on multiple occasions two years ago. - Help.com

well… that kid sounds like he needs to be put away…

i would go to the police, tell them the whole story, including the threats… and they will know what to do.

i know its hard to believe that sometimes, but they have protocols and ways to deal with exactly this type of thing.

Tell the cops and tell them about the threats.

And he’s not “resilient,” you mean to say he is “reluctant.” Resilient means something totally different than what you’re trying to say.

DUDE

you have to call or go to the police, tell them exactly what you just said up there ^, he has no right to do that, make sure you tell them the threats, first off you better tell your parents, thats very important…

I TOTALLY agree with the first poster,

Go to the police. Tell them everything — especially the threats — and they will act swiftly and accordingly. Abusers always threaten the abused to not tell. But, if the abused don’t, they can end up living in fear for the rest of their life for never telling anyone ‘just in case’.

The police know exactly what to do. Please, act swiftly. The further in the past it gets, the harder it will be to prove.

heres some steps to follow…

1) call a close family member thats maybe out of town or whatever… i do not know the reality behind the threats if he meant them or not, so just in case your cousin is scared after talking to the police… its best to have a place for him to go if he is to scared.

2) now convince him to go to the police together, he will be reluctant to go of course, but just reassure him that the police know what they are doing, and that you will be there with him the whole time. promise him that you wont leave him till all is finished and done with.

3) once you convince him to go with you to the police, make sure he tells them everything he told you, it might also be a good idea for you to try to get him to tell you the whole story again… sometimes kids tend to leave importiant things out by accident or intentionally… after all police officers can be kinda scary sometimes.

4) make sure you do all of this as quickly as possible, as someone mentioned above, the longer you wait the less there is they can do.