Herzzerreißendes Plädoyer der Mutter, nachdem ein Mann wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs seiner zweijährigen Tochter verurteilt wurde: „Wird sie jemals ein normales Leben führen?“

A man who sexually abused a two-year-old girl has been sentenced to five years in prison. The mother of the child, devastated by the lifelong impact of the abuse, is overwhelmed by the fear that as her daughter grows, she will eventually discover what happened. She is also tormented by guilt and regret for not being able to protect her child.

“Will my daughter be able to have a normal adolescence? Will she ever be able to get married? I feel as though I’m being crushed by anxiety,” the mother’s statement was read aloud by her lawyer during a trial at the Kyoto District Court in November.

The man, the mother’s former partner, attempted to have sex with the girl at her home and engaged in indecent acts with her. According to the statement, the mother discovered the abuse when she saw a video of the assault saved on the man’s smartphone. She immediately reported the incident to the police. The girl, a happy child who loved picture books and songs, had once called the man “Daddy,” but after the incident, she began saying she “hated” him. The mother has been taking her daughter to therapy, but is filled with anxiety, wondering how long the therapy will be needed.

During the trial, the man claimed he made sure the girl wouldn’t remember the assault, stating, “I did it so that she wouldn’t have any memories.” Associate Professor Azusa Saito, a clinical psychologist from Sophia University, who specialises in sexual abuse cases, harshly condemned this attitude, saying, “The belief that it’s acceptable to abuse a child because they won’t remember is a severe violation of their human rights. This is an extremely malicious act.”

According to Associate Professor Saito, sexual harm suffered during the growing up process is generally not remembered as one grows up if one is younger than 3 years old, but there are some individual differences. He also said that when they get older and learn of the damage in some way, their self-esteem may be damaged and they may feel that they are different. It is desirable for parents to have someone to talk to when they feel anxious, and for children to build a relationship where they can send an SOS to their parents when they are in trouble. First of all, it is important to take care of the parents so that they can calmly deal with their children,” he advises.

According to her statement, the mother blamed herself for not noticing that her daughter had been harmed, fell into insomnia, and even considered suicide. Associate Professor Saito said, “It is not the parents’ fault that they failed to prevent the damage. People around them should recognize that the perpetrator was at fault, rather than saying, ‘Why didn’t you notice?

(Wow, 5 year jail sentence for this!?)