A childhood sexual abuse allegation has rocked our family – what can we do about it? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
Make the victim feel safe and able to talk at their own pace, and consider any danger the perpetrator currently presents to younger members of the family A young adult woman in our family has recently shared that her older male cousin once touched her inappropriately when she was aged six and he was aged 12. This happened 18 years ago. Then a second incident allegedly occurred eight years later. She shared the story
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- 23 Aug 2026, 17:38 UTC
- Last checked
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Publisher layer
Recorded article metadata
- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 23 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
- Source updated
- No update timestamp supplied
- Byline
- Annalisa Barbieri
- Section
- Family
Make the victim feel safe and able to talk at their own pace, and consider any danger the perpetrator currently presents to younger members of the family A young adult woman in our family has recently shared that her older male cousin once touched her inappropriately when she was aged six and he was aged 12. This happened 18 years ago. Then a second incident allegedly occurred eight years later. She shared the story
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A childhood sexual abuse allegation has rocked our family – what can we do about it? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
Make the victim feel safe and able to talk at their own pace, and consider any danger the perpetrator currently presents to younger members of the family A young adult woman in our family has recently shared that her older male cousin once touched her inappropriately when she was aged six and he was aged 12. This happened 18 years ago. Then a second incident allegedly occurred eight years later. She shared the story
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Evidence layer
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- #1688
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- 23 Aug 2026, 17:38 UTC
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- Collector
- news-ledger/0.1
- Public boundary
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