As if the challenges of the adolescence – A convulsive stage of physical changesemotional and social – Tatiana (fictional name), just 16 years old, faces a battle that no young man should free: he was the victim of a Group sexual violation in the same sector where it resides.
Almost a month from the atrocious act that changed his life, Tatiana tries to carry a normal lifebut the sequelae are evident.
He asked her mother to let her return to classes, however, her behavior In the educational center it has been described as “strange” by the orientation team, compared to its attitude prior to the event.
In the house, silence has become his refuge. He encloses in his room And he only leaves the bed to fulfill his school assignments, said his mother.
A sexual aggression in the adolescence “And even more in group mode,” constitutes a high -impact traumabecoming a complex and extremely delicate case.
This is noticed by Clinical psychologist Alexandra García Payampsspecialist in personality disorders and traumawho emphasizes that an integral approach is indispensable that protects the physical and emotional health of the adolescent, due to the sequels left by the sexual abuse.
The night of horror
Last Friday, August 22, after a discussion with your motherTatiana made a huff And he escaped from home. It was night. He walked to the business where his father works, in the same sector, when he was intercepted by two neighbors, who offered to accompany her.
The journey became a nightmare. He said that “under threats” they took her to a house where they abused her. Then she was transferred to another house, where, as she said, three other young people who also violated her arrived. They left her tied Until the next day, when it was found by the mother of one of the five defendants.
An aggression of this magnitude can cause psychological disorders and emotional like posttraumatic stress, depressionanxiety, feelings of guilt and shame, dissociation and risk behaviors such as autolesions or suicidal ideation, explains the specialist.
It also impacts your relational life, Academic and physicsgenerating isolation, distrust of adults, decrease in school performance, stigmatization, somatization of pain, sleep alterations and rejection towards their own body.
“Chico people, Great hell“
Tatiana was the victim of a brutal aggression perpetrated by five young people living near their home. As the saying goes: “Chico people, Great hell“, In an environment where everyone knows each other, anonymity is impossible.
The news spread rapidly Among the residents in the populous sector of the Santo Domingo Este municipality, becoming a subject of constant conversation. Some condemn what happened, but those close to the accused have chosen to discredit the child and their family.
In the middle of this Community tensionthe García Payamps psychologist He urges the mother to “publicly appoint that her daughter is a victim, not guilty”, although he recommends avoiding direct confrontations with the neighbors or relatives of the aggressors.
Also suggests considering the Temporary transfer From the teenager and her mother at the home of relatives in another sector, as well as ensuring that only a specialized team interviews her – ideally under the Single Interview protocol with Gesell Chamber – and preventing school personnel or neighbors formulating morbid questions.
Absence of the State
After the Formal complaint Before the Prosecutor’s Office, Tatiana was referred to a children’s hospital to be submitted to physical evaluations. He was prescribed medications for the prevention and treatment of viral infections. However, so far, the State has not provided Psychological helpalthough this type of cases requires an immediate specialized intervention.
Tatiana not only needs Therapies. Requires one Support Network Composed of teachers, counselors and allied neighbors who validate the version of their family and do not allow discredit speech to impose.
“It is very important to emphasize that the aftermath can be deep, but with Psychological care specialized, legal support firm and a mother who holds, the impact can be reduced, “says García Payamps, who explains that the Revictimization It is a real risk and should be anticipated from three fronts:
- Legally (with departure and protection measures).
- Community (with allies and transfer if necessary).
- Emotionally (strengthening the teenager so that it does not internalize the discredit).
The Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of Santo Domingo imposed three months of preventive detention, to be fulfilled in the prison of San Pedro de Macorís, against five young people accused of sexually assaulting a 16 -year -old teenager in the Los Tres Armanda sector.
The measure was issued by Judge Karen Casado, who hosted the request of the Public Ministry against Harolin José Martínez (18 years), Julio José Mateo (25), Brailyn Cepeda Ramírez (19), Omar Reyes Vásquez (19) and Yoel Morrobel, aka El Matatán.
