Some understandably play it safe, then blame themselves when the rapist takes advantage of an ugly, murky situation. That's the situation the military puts rape victims in. Or, you know, it was the result of a system that made it clear that the victim may be the only one to suffer any consequences of a complaint.
I know I'm at least somewhat to blame for it happening to them.' But if I'd come forward sooner, perhaps I could've protected somebody else from being assaulted. 'I know they always try to maintain it's not your fault, it's the. But Rich's hesitance to report came at a price. The officer convinced him to file a report, and it turned out that the man was already under investigation - he eventually went to Army Jail.
Rich started having nightmares and panic attacks, so he told an officer.
