After Campus Sexual Assault by Susan B. Sorenson

After Campus Sexual Assault by Susan B. Sorenson

Author:Susan B. Sorenson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2021-03-30T00:00:00+00:00


How Dad Learned About the Assault

If the daughter told a parent about the sexual assault, typically it was her mother. But sometimes fathers were told right away. One described finding out when the phone rang in the middle of the night. It was his daughter calling from a hospital, and his wife “just blurted it out.” Other times they are told much later. One father said it was months after the incident that he found out. His wife knew but “didn’t let on” because the daughter wasn’t ready to tell him yet.

One father appreciated having the information withheld from him:

I had been diagnosed with and was suffering with cancer when all this occurred. My wife and daughter chose not to communicate that our daughter had been assaulted. And then I had surgery and a lot of post-op issues that kind of consumed me for a time. I really wasn’t in a place where I could absorb that kind of information. They were probably wise and kind not to share it with me at the time.



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