Question Posted Tuesday November 24 2009, 11:25 am
16/f
so basically, my best friend's little sister's best friend i HEAR is abused by her older step brother. i used to know him 3 years ago, and i never thought he was like that but i just saw him a year ago and he tried gettin with me and said things to me i didnt like.
the girl is 13 and he is 16-17. i really think hes capable of this, but im not for sure that my source was reliable and i cant really get the real information because the person that told me isnt supposed to know.
so basically, how can i tell someone anonymously if i really dont know all the information ? because shes a sweet girl and doesnt deserve this.
they can keep it confidential and can call her to the office when your gone and ask her about it, if they are suspicious of anything they will call authorities.
thats one why so that she can be questioned and you dont have to go straight to the authories without completely valid information. the thing is you need to tell someone.
some people might get mad about it in the end but the younger will be thankful in the long run.
ellen537 answered Tuesday November 24 2009, 3:42 pm: I don't know where you live, but in the states, if you have knowledge (even second hand) about abuse that might be taking place and you don't call the authorities about it, you are committing a crime. If you are in the states, every state has a Child Protective Services agency that takes calls on things like this. You don't have to worry because they NEVER tell the person who made the reporting call. NEVER. Your call is totally kept secret from the family you are reporting.
Then it is up to that agency to go to that house and investigate and make a report. At least you would know that you are doing your part to stop possible abuse of a little girl who should not have to go through that kind of thing. You can find the CPS Agency number under state government pages in the phone book. Good luck. [ ellen537's advice column | Ask ellen537 A Question ]
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