Anyone who thinks an adult telling about being molested as a child is a liar --

[LiberalEsto]

152. It is incredibly, incredibly difficult for a victim to disclose sexual abuse

They know they will not be believed, and probably will be called liars

I've worked with abused kids.

I was groped by a godparent as a pre-teen, but didn't get up the nerve to tell my mother until I was in my early 20s. She refused to believe me at first. I would never have told my father because a) he had severe anger issues and b) I couldn't talk to him about anything, ever.

I kept quiet was because I didn't want to cause turmoil in my already dysfunctional family, and because I didn't want to damage my parents' friendship with this person. And I probably would have been accused of imagining things or making it up. Instead, I began avoiding this person -- refusing to accompany my parents on visits to their house, or making myself scarce when he and his wife visited us. Because of this avoidance, I was even admonished by my mother to be nice to him because they were childless and well off.