“Statute of limitation is determined by state law. Statute of limitation is the time period within which you must file criminal charges or file a civil claim. If you do not file criminal charges or file a civil claim within the statute of limitation, then you loose the right to do so. However the law allows for tolling of the statute of limitation. Tolling suspend the date from which from which the statute of limitation begins to run. The statute of limitation can be tolled due to a legal disability or operation of law. Being a minor is generally considered a legal disability. The US criminal justice system recognizes the power imbalance between victims and perpetrators of child molestation. The victims can easily be intimidated by the perpetrator. The perpetrator is generally in a position to exercise power and control over the victim and can confuse or threaten the victim to remain silent. Often the victim may be too young to realize what has happened or will be unaware of what to do. Most states have an extended statute of limitation for sexual offenses against children. In some states there is no statute of limitation for such offences. In most states the statute of limitation for child molestation will depend on many factors such as the time elapsed from the date of the offence, the date on which the victim attained majority, the date of which the victim came to know about the crime, etc. ”

http://www.childmolestationlaws.com/resources/criminal-defense/child-molestation/molested-a-child-can-i-get-justice-years-later 

 I get retraumatized all the time whenever I bring up being molested by my stepbrother, who was sadistic in his attacks. The problem, I’m gay. I wasn’t then though, or I didn’t realize it, I was 12 and he was 18. Warning, if you’re a gay male and was molested, don’t tell other gay men, most of them have two questions “Was he good looking” or “Did he have a big cock”. I even had one boyfriend who wanted me to talk about it during sex, the story aroused him. 

The first time I saw a full grown man completely shaved, I had the same reaction, I freaked out. Why would a grown man choose to  look like that, a pink helpless  newborn mouse? 

As someone who offers my time on a support line for other survivors – I am wary of the fact that that Grace, though clearly and appropriately stating that she is not qualified to offer advice or support, is still placing herself in the position of doing so – and in several instance I have read on the blog has offered advice or asked someone to contact her personally.

It’s a really tough thing to set boundaries in this area – especially because survivors are people who have had their own boundaries severely violated, and are as such rarely good at setting them for themselves. People who have been injured in this traumatic way need to know who can and cannot help them, and need people’s actions to be consistent with that information.

It’s incredibly difficult to have to tell someone that you are incapable of helping them, especially when their need is so clearly urgent.

You’ve reached your broken record quota for this thread. Please stop now.

Jerryeast calls this a pop culture fix, and insulting. He’s entitled to his opinion. As he has pointed out, he ONLY speaks for himself, and he’s not a victim. He thinks it’s simple-minded and shallow, but I’m sure he wouldn’t deny my friend the chance to take control of the words that were used to hurt her. My friend, despite suffering from PTSD and depression in the last year and a half, is also a four-time Jeopardy champion, a former school librarian, and is currently working towards a Ph.D in psychology. So I think she’s more capable of deciding what’s best for her than Jerryeast is. And I’m sure Jerryeast would agree.

Meredith came out publicly this morning. You can read more about her experience at http://columbasimplex.livejournal.com/419082.html

That’s a funny analogy, because bandages help promote and speed healing.  The bandages alone don’t do it, your immune system does, but they encourage it greatly.  I can very much see how this project would be exactly like a tiny bandage, one which helps you deal with the horrors of abuse.  Speaking as a victim, I think it’s great.  Perhaps you should see that other people have a different perspective than your own.

…if I had something important to say about my life, the Internet would be the very last place I’d say it.

And you are clearly proving you have nothing important to say in any way as well.

What I found profound about this is the amount of folks describing their sexual abuse at the hands of others when they were less than 10 years old.  Most people don’t know or don’t want to face that twisted reality.

Yet, the webmasters claim they’re “using photography to help heal those who were sexually abused”How exactly is this photographic healing taking place? Does looking at photos heal? This is new to me.Does the mere act of placing photos (of survivors and their signs) on a website “help heal” a person.If this is not the case, then the photos should be represented as simply photosthat may or may not “help heal” the sexually abused. Or the photos could besimply represented as social web entertainment or as an art project.

Secondly, I myself did not suffer abuse

Thirdly, I stated (above) that this “Project Unbreakable” site may resonate with some people. But not me.When I was told my friend was molested (by my friend) I was told directly…not by means of Post-It Notes and Sharpies.To each his/her own, I suppose. But to me, this is similar to seeing peace signs and “Make Love Not War” graffiti on walls.
Such graphics are a very rudimentary entrance point to dealing with war. To think these hand-made signs and notes (regarding molestation) are any sort of grand path to healing is naive. That’s what I think

You’re asking me to be “more sensitive” towards survivors. I see and interact with a survivor every day.
I talk to this survivor. I understand very little of what they’ve gone through. And we’ve talked and talked about the sad, bad memories. The pain (big pain) will always be there.

A Post-It note  with a bit of thoughtful scribble is just a tiny bandage.
Maybe a website full of Post-It notes will help. I’m doubtful.
But folks deal with these things their own and often odd ways

best of luck