Witness accused Zimmerman of sexually molesting her

[progressivebydesign]

38. It happens a lot, someone finally feels free to tell people what kind of person they are..

You know... where someone has done something bad to you, and you suddenly feel vindicated or free to step up because they got caught doing something else? That's very very common. It's how most molesters are charged with multiple crimes after the fact.

Often victims come forward when someone is charged with another crime, because they feel safe or they want to give a character reference about that person. And, many times other victims come forward once the story is out.

A young girl does not have a voice. An old friend was molested by her other brother during her whole childhood, but she was afraid to tell on him.. and eventually he was caught by the parents. But nothing happened. He stopped. You want to bet if he is charged with something later in life she will contact them and say "this is the kind of person he is." Whether this is germaine to the case, I can see where she would feel safe putting this out there now.

I don't think she's trying to get famous, I think that if she's been through that kind of abuse, that she's feeling vindicated and wants to tell people what kind of person he really is. Chances are, if it's true, others will step forward feeling empowered by her statements.