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Revisiting How we
Penalize Perpetrators of Child Abuse and Sexual Assault
More
often than not, most child-abuse and sexual assault cases go unheard and if the
society gets a chance to uncover such atrocities, the perpetrators get away
with it. In such cases, the offended is left wondering whether justice exists
in the contemporary society or the law is simply a toothless dog that does not
bite. I have always wondered what motivates an offender to feel so comfortable
getting ways with a crime after assaulting an innocent minor in whatever
manner.
I
recall vividly when I was seven years of age. I might have said this story to
some readers of this article, however, I do not feel I have told enough, just
because, maybe I was expecting more justice than what I was offered after my
sexual abuse ordeal. The first person I entrusted with my story was my elder
brother, who then notified my mom about what had transpired. Human service
workers came and investigated the case and it was heard in Queens Family Court
since the perpetrator was under the age of 18 years at the time of incidence
and trial. I was very determined to see him being punished to be a lesson for
any other reckless human being who takes advantage of minors. I believed that
was the only way to reduce my bitterness, or maybe I was just too young to know
right from wrong.
The
incidence kept ringing in my mind and after several years, I asked my mother
what happened to the offender. I was shocked to see the pain in my mother eyes
as she wept and responded in a soft tone. “I wanted him to receive the help
that he needed so that he would not treat another little girl the same way.”
She continued and said that sometimes we have to lose to change the life and
everyone requires a second chance. Now I understand what motivated my mother to
forgive and forget the incidence. She believed in healing and redemption and
knew that perpetrator was just too ignorant of consequences of such as action. Maybe
that is the same reason I have witnessed increased cases of unreported sexual
abuse and a high number of unpunished perpetrators roaming around our cities.
But the big question is; what type of justice is good enough for...