Sexual Assault!

[lovely123]

I really don’t know how to handle this, my 19 year old niece has called to say she was assaulted on Saturday night in a club, a guy she knows from uni was there, they were dancing and he decided it was ok to ram his tongue down her throat and put his hands up her dress, she can’t remember much more but pushed him away and said this is not ok, she left with her friends immediately after. Police have been informed and they say it’s her choice if she wants to take it further, I honestly don’t know what to tell her as I don’t want her going through the ordeal that it will become but I also don’t want him to get away with it. What would you do?

[cactusthief]

Offer to go with her and support her. It's not up to you to say what may or may not happen.

[peachescariad]

I guess there is CCTV footage from the club and this was witnessed by some/all of her friends.
From experience; DD experienced a sexual grope from a year 11 boy when she was in year 8 and I contacted the police. He denied it but the home visit by the police with his parents was certainly enough to scare the little shit especially as his name is on the county list as an 'alleged sexual offender'.
She can either prosecute him or have the Police visit him and have an informal discussion with him and his name should be placed on the county list....which he will be told of.
Hopefully he'll be mortified by his behaviour. If he's not then he could very well be a potentially dangerous sexual predator.
IMO he is also unlikely to spread the news that he's had a Police visit.
Sending hugs to your niece .