Hi, am just looking for a bit of reassurance/advice? I've been in counselling and attended a suport group for 2 years and decided last week to report the man that groomed and abused me to the police. I went in on Thursday and they took a preliminary statement, just the bare bones, no details, and a specialist is coming to speak to me on Monday and take a full statement. Am really really scared and terrified that I've done a terrible thing. This happened when I was 14-18 about 15 years ago. The person involved is part of a prominent political family and I have a close family member who is also a politician. My parents knew about it at the time and blamed me for seducing him, as he had a girlfriend. He wrote a letter to my Mother, apologising to her for the 'inappropriate' relationship he had with me at the time. This will have a huge affect on my whole family, and I'm terrified they will never speak to me again, but I just can't live with the anger and shame I feel about this any more. I need someone to agree that what he did was wrong, and that it wasn't my fault, and am terrified that he has done similar, or worse since. The police were incredibly supportive and kind, but I'm scared about what happens now? Once they arrest him, that's it, it'll be in the papers. They'll need to speak to my family, and I'm going to need to explain to them what I've done. My Dad didn't know at the time, and I think he'll be devastated. Am just so scared that I've destroyed my family