How does one cope with the trauma or seek justice?

Anonymous
Hi all,

My friend recently bought up an interesting but unfortunate discussion with me about his partner the other day.

A few years before he met his Girlfriend when she was 20, she moved into a flat with another girl her age and this guy who owned the house. He was 32.

She had told my friend (the boy friend) that she had slept with the man who was her head tenant at the time and she thoroughly regretted the circumstances.

They ran into eachother in town one night and she had jumped in a taxi with him because he said it was the end of the night anyway and waste of money. He was feeling her up In the taxi but at the time she was to scared to do anything about it as she lived under his roof so she went along with it.

long story short he proceeded to kiss her when they got back to his house and my friends partner being young naive and under the influence just went along with the whole thing and they had sex.

She went back to her room as soon as they had and was disgusted with herself. She moved out later that week.

She’s not one to cry wolf and falsely accuse someone of rape. She is taking responsibility but hurting.

My best friend is trying to see if there’s something we can do. His partner is traumatised from these memories. She been to counseling but I told them I’d reach out myself and get some opinions. His partner is more then happy for me to do this and I’ve been speaking to a psychologist on the matter. The best they could come up with was that what he did was a form of sexual abuse and manipulation.

What do you guys think?

Or do we just have to put it down to both parties at fault, admit he’s a bad man and move on?
How does one cope with the trauma or seek justice?
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