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Child Abuse Story From Steve1

by Steve
(Location Withheld)

Abused by Music Teacher: 
There is hardly a day goes by without my remembering my music teacher, who was a great friend, but who abused me when I was 13/14.

I would go for organ lessons and during the service he would try to get his hands down my trousers. It was a bit of a game - he adopted the classic abuser's strategy of not forcing, but waiting until I removed my hands from protecting my privates, in other words he waited for me to give permission. It was at the same time abusive and thrilling. I was ashamed of enjoying it and the way it made me get an erection. I remember being surprised when he got through my underpants and started stroking my penis. 'That's only something I do in private' I thought and determined that he would not make me orgasm. It was all very confusing. Especially about who was controlling whom.

In those days (1970) there was little support - I went to a child help organisation who advised me to wait until he got married!

The abuse was extremely mild (he just masturbated me) compared to many other folk's experiences, but it had consequences.

I would go home and replicate what he had done to me on my brother (2 years younger) which has had lasting effects on us both.

It has made me realise how the abused can become abusers so easily.

My abuser is dead now. I still have not come to terms with my enjoying it so much, neither have I found out if he had any other 'victims'.

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Child Abuse Story From Steve1

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Dec 31, 2008
Very honest...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Steve, I'm not at all surprised that back in 1970 you would have been told "to wait until he got married" after you disclosed what this man did to you. Such ignorance....

Yes, the abused often become abusers. In Canada, 20% - 30% of sex offenders are adolescents; in most, if not all cases, these offending youth have been offended against. You've been very honest in your post; it was very brave of you to admit to what you've done.

Even though there was an element of it that you found enjoyable (perfectly natural for both males and females—see my article on this site at Child Abuse: Dispelling 6 Myths About Self Blame), you know how violating it is and you know how confusing it is and you know it feels to be assaulted. I do hope you AND your brother have entered into some form of therapy for the effects the abuse had on both of you. But even more importantly, harsh as it may sound, in order to ensure neither of you offend another child.

The following are some pages on this site that you might find helpful:As for whether or not he had other victims, that is highly likely. But his sex offending behaviour is not what you must concentrate on, Steve. What is more important is for you to come to terms with the effects the sexual assaults had on you. Reading through the various information pages on this site may help you with that.

Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir

Dec 31, 2008
underestimating
by: Anonymous

Hi Steve,

While I was reading your post I was thinking about how I minimize what was done to me. what that music teacher did to you wasnt ok. It was abuse plain and simple. no adult has the right to touch a child..period.

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