I recognise this is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question, but I can't really find anything online that addresses this specific issue, so I was hoping for anecdotal information.
My exh was violent and we split, family court involvement, social workers, etc.
My teen DD disclosed possible memories of her dad abusing her.
He didn't admit to this, but has admitted to authorities that he abused his younger sister when he was an older teen and she was about 11. He described his grooming process in detail and what he did to her. He believes she consented to this abuse.
Fuck knows why he admitted to this - he says he's found god since and has been forgiven, so thinks the authorities should forgive him too?
There is a current police investigation. This all impacts family court, as well, and as we are still in the midst of it, I don't know exactly how it will play out.
Will he end up in prison? His admissions were to social workers and in a full s47 report. It's not just heresay or baseless accusations he can recant with the police.
I don't know what to expect, and I'd like to have a rough idea for the DC's sake. The younger one doesn't know about this at all (just the DV) and I need to think about how I will talk about these possible consequences in am age appropriate way.