ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Lori* was just 7 years old when she was raped for the first time.
“He asked me to lie on the bed. Then, he took off my shorts, my underwear, and he took his clothes off too.” Her voice cracks. “And then he put himself inside me.” “Our house was up on a mountain. Our neighbors weren’t around when it would happen. Sometimes they were there, but he told us not to scream. He threatened us with a knife. And he would tell us, ‘If you tell your Mama, I will kill her.’”which means"impure" or"unchaste." Incest rape is defined as forced sexual activity between family members.
Most of the time, they are kept a dark secret within families because of the shame and the stigma that surround them.In a court document dated September 10, 2015 obtained by Rappler, another incest rape victim, Francesca*, 14, recalled being raped by her father 5 times over the course of 7 years, starting in 2008 when she was just 6 years old. Her father was 26 at the time.
Francesca's mother had been working in the rice fields at that time, and the 4 other times she was raped after the first time. Laurence Ligier only smiles when told of the government's data. Ligier is a French national who came to the Philippines when she was 18. At the age of 20, she founded Cameleon
A 2009 international study from the University of Barcelona further emphasized how significantly under-reported child sexual abuse cases are in the Philippines. In the study, Africa reported a prevalence of about 34.4%, Europe showed the lowest prevalence rate at 9.2%, while America and Asia had prevalence rates between 10.1% and 23.9%.The skies are gray in Passi City and light rain falls on the ground. Lori sits underneath an outdoor shed in Cameleon.
Only when she reported the abuse to authorities did her mother finally believe her, and did her father come home from Manila. Medico-legal findings related to her and her sisters revealed vaginal lacerations. She winces at the memory. “They [the village officials] asked me if besides physically abusing us, was there any offense that our father did to us," the document said."And so I disclosed to them the whole truth about the rape incidents."While rape in itself has traumatic and long-term psychological and physical effects, incest victims face unique challenges because of the complexity of protecting the image of their families, especially in the Philippines.
I was molested by my uncle and distant relatives when I was a kid and living in a compound where the clan lives. My father did his best to get us out of that hell. It doesnt matter if they abandoned us, what is the most important, they didnt ruin my life. My father saved us. 🙂
This article keeps being regurgitated. I am not sure hiw many times i have seen it. Is this for emphasis. Article 'Published 5:34 PM, June 06, 2017 Updated 10:34 PM, May 01, 2018'
I remember when I was a kid, I woke up to a woman screaming and it was from our neighbor's house. I was a kid back then and I didn't think about it too much. When I got older, I realized that the scream I heard was a cry for help from her who experienced this kind of scenario.
Man, is this true ? It's disturbing, women / girls should find a way to report this to law enforcement agencies