Comments on: Child Rape Story Almost Made Me Cuss

By: Poisontea4u

Poisontea4u — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:25:00 +0000

A certain family needs to go back to Liberia

By: Torrespando

Torrespando — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:44:00 +0000

sad. thats a low down dirty shame how they do such a thing to a baby gurl she were so young How could men do that. Do they have a heart at all? No they don't and why is the mother getting arrested? was she in it as well. If i was only there I would hold that child in my arms tight. I cant believe they let that happen thats why sum people is not ready for kids as they thought. Its gonna get worse the world is getting bad every minute. I hope it made her strong and did not break her

By: Torrespando

Torrespando — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:34:44 +0000

where is this young lady at now? sorry it took to long to reply. who parents were they? what happen? That's sad how young girls has to trade just to get what they need knowing they can't get nothing in return all they have is them and their body is a big part of their life. I wanna know more

By: Harriet

Harriet — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:12:51 +0000

Oh, here’s the link to the article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/21/arizona.abuse.arrests/index.html

By: Harriet

Harriet — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:12:28 +0000

OK, I don’t know how much more I can take. This little girl’s parents were arrested last week for child abuse! a few snippets from the article:

“Police said the parents, refugees from the West African nation, used sticks, wires and their fists to hit their young daughter.”

“Witnesses told CNN affiliate KTVK that the parents left their daughter wandering their apartment complex alone at night, begging for food.”

As if this young lady has not been through enough. Lord, have mercy!

By: Brittanee MAnous

Brittanee MAnous — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:30:10 +0000

well what i’ll tell her it’s not her fult she didn’t know and i know she was really scared and when fear takes over it’s harder to think fast you have to be calm and that i will do whatever it takes to help her over come this and so god help me i will go out my way to woop thier asses for rapeing her and i would tell them honesty i would want to know why and tell them from right to wrong and have them to apologize to her and have the boys relased they shouldn’t be charge at that young age and i would never blame her.they kids their minds wonder! their mind wonder so far it can cross the line and when they made up thier mind they want to try it i dont blame the boys ither all guys wanna see what’s it’s like to have sex but they was just having fun but in the wrong way

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:01:59 +0000

As a mother of a 10 year old girl, and a victim of child rape myself, this story breaks my heart. It also brings back stuff I thought I let go years ago. As a child who was blamed for my assault, I spent years trying to prove to my parents that I was worthy. For years the last thing that went through my mind before I went to sleep, I was a Whore (my mothers words). and knowing I was going to be teased the next day, because of the new “granny” clothes I had to wear, So I would not have any reason to flirt.

I hope social services gets her the help she needs, for the rape and the rejection from her family.

By: athenanike

athenanike — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:55:13 +0000

I won’t back track on my previous comments but ammend them by saying the family response is generally attributed to the muslim culture. If rape is “cultural norm”, then why has the little girl separated from her parents for her own protection?
In general Africa as a continent has a staggering rape statistics, due to the wars, famines, and AIDS. The BBC did a report, 1/4 men in South Africa alone had raped a girl or woman by the time they were 20, as a way of male bonding or to express their masculinity, because in some parts of Africa men will rape young boys. It was also believed for a while that having sex with a virgin would cure a man of HIV/AIDS – which is where a lot of the infant rapes Harriet mentioned come in cause they are the only sure fire virgins left if everyone else is being raped.
I don’t think its merely a patriarchal issue, but also colonialism remnants, plus the current socio-political situations in many countries.

By: Buddma

Buddma — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:25:31 +0000

I understand, I am just getting a little tired of all the comments about them being Muslim, or confused, etc. All countries have differing levels of a “rape culture”, it is not endemic to any particular country or group of people. It is a holdover of the patriachial nature of most societies that allows such a culture to flourish.

By: Harriet

Harriet — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:51:02 +0000

@ Buddma,

I meant amongst family members…but I can’t even argue with you, unfortunately. It happens everywhere. I just can’t imagine being 8 years old and not having the support of my family to lean on. It baffles me.