"He took advantage, he would have stopped/ran if you contacted authorities, that's why he hid behind a keyboard. But you were so easily swayed to believe his hollow threats, didn't tell family that may have taught him a lesson in life or court." Jewells what do you mean?

We have talked about this. The reason for your abuse by that cyber-idiot, the pictures you sent and continued to send out of fear. Those kinds rarely follow through with any threats, they prefer easy prey. Because you did what he asked, why would he worry? Other than the law, which now has teeth for cyber-crimes against a minor. You were 17. when it happened. That, would have gave him jail time labeled as a pedophile. Not good for him at all. The men in there(jail/prison) all have sisters, daughters or wives on the outside, they take care of that kind of person.


But now it is effecting you in other ways, get an appointment with a councilor. Not your church group, but a real councilor. If yu had pressed charges you would have been in counseling already, the court would have added it on to his restitution, beyond his sentence time.

If by some chance he was a minor like me what would've happened if I pressed charges on him?

Not a day goes by that I don't think about this. Think about what I did and should have done. I could've prevented him from hurting anyone else. But I didn't out of fear and that shows weakness.

Your job now is to worry less about what's done and more about what needs to BE done.

Same for quite a few of us, I'm sure.

I think you've gotten a lot of excellent, caring, loving, and supportive advice, here.

I wonder what you'll do with it all......

I wish you all the best.

Thanks David. I have been struggling with all this much.