My 5 year old god daughter recently confided in me that her mother's new bf?
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You can anonymously alert child welfare authorities and tell them exactly what transpired. It will be up to them to go into the home and make sure that the child is safe. Don't feel guilty because after all you are protecting this child from abuse and that is what really matters. So many times children are ignored and the abuse escalates and goes on for years.
Call social services. It is entirely possible that the mother is correct but it is better to be safe than sorry. I can't imagine a mother who wouldn't want to ensure things were OK. If she isn't planning on investigating than someone should.
If she figures it was you then she may be mad but losing her friendship is better than finding out in a few years that your concerns had been correct.
call social services.i can't believe the mother was so unconcerned about it.5 year olds don't just make stuff like that up.
report it. better safe than sorry.
call the cops...now. before something worse happens. better to be save then sorry. better to make zillion appologies later then to let something worse happen!!
Do something. The mother may simply be in denial, or she may simply not know.
Alert the authorities. A 5 year old cant make that kind of stuff up! The mother obviously dont care, she's too into her new man.
Call now, somone needs to listen to the little girl
You owe it to your goddaughter to contact your local social services agency. They are legally obligated to follow up on each and every report, and will likely have her medically examined to confirm or, hopefully, rule out abuse. Good luck to you - what a horrible situation to be in. :(
Children that young do not know how to lie and do not make up stories about sexual abuse. The child has come to you for help and in your heart you know what you need to do. Now follow your heart and do the right thing for the child.
Definatly call someone for help. It will be much easier to loose this woman as your friend then to loose the innocent child to abuse and sit back and watch.
She may not be your child but she is your God daughter which make her welfare just as much your responsiblity as her mothers. If she says he is touching her call the authorities dont take this lightly he could be really hurting her. If the mother is stupid enough to believe that her bf is more reliable than her child then you have to do something to save this childs life bc touching leads to more harmful things and its all wrong and disguisting.
Personally..i would break his neck...but alas theres laws id have to deal with. However if i was you...i would keep a close eye on the guy..her little life is worth it!!! For her mother to say that is outrageous..just sluff it off..it unacceptable.kudos for you for being caring enough to listen
You need to alert the authorities right away. The mother seems to be in denial which seems to happen a lot. I don't think a 5 year old would make up a story like that.
Yes you need to contact child protection services. For some reason this mother is in denial and this child is at risk. She cannot speak for herself and she needs you to speak for her. Dont ignore it like everyone else has done. A typical normal 5 year old doesnt make these things up and you need to help her the best you can. Contact them, you dont have to tell them who you are and just tell them what this little girl told you. Protect her, she will have alot of respect and be very thankful to you...Goodluck!
You need to call CPS immediately (or the law.) This is uncalled for. And, your friend needs to be charged as well for aiding and abaiding the nasty ba*tard. I cannot believe that a mother can be so blinded by love when it comes to there children. Not a good mother at all.
You should talk with the little girl and see if she still says it's true, and you should also call social services...sometimes parents don't believe their children, which is bad. my father raped my sister, and my mother didn't believe her. Now 12 years later he raped another girl and almost got away with that too.
Hell yes call! Obviously her mother isn't going to be her voice. You have to be her advocate. Please, if you think in the slightlest bit this child is being abused, get that child help!
You have to inform authorities, a five year old girl doesn't make things like that up. You have to be there to protect her, since her mother obviously doesn't feel like protecting her. Please, help her. I have a (girl)friend who is now twenty one, and her stepfather has abused her since she was 11. Her mother won't listen to her story, and she has nowhere to go. The mother knows for 7 years already, and my friend had no other choice but to let him do whatever he wants to, since she couldn't get away (she has no money, she's still studying). He raped her. Please, don't let it come that far. Help the girl, make the mother open her eyes, try to get the bastard convicted. If you don't support her now, she will put up with it and her entire life will be ruined (even more than now). She will never talk to anyone about it again, because she'll think you didn't believe her. Trust me, do what's right, report it to the police.
alert the authorities. the mother is guilty of neglect.
REPORT TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES NOW!! The one thing little kids do very well is tell exactly how it is. If you knowingly do nothing, when this guy goes to farther than what he has and she ends up raped, you could be held liable along with her mom. You knew and did nothing, could you live with that? Let alone look your goddaughter in the eyes and know that you could of done something to stop it before it went farther than what it has? Think of it this way, what if it was your daughter?
Good Luck!
What is the matter with you!! A 5yr old has asked you for help.
Why are you trying to make this our responsibility?
You know damn well that this is serious and YOU MUST ACT or you are guilty of aiding and abetting the next stage = Rape
Snap out of it!! Be a GODmother
I am outraged at the mother's response to that. Call protective service and the police right now. Do not allow that child to stay in that unsafe environment for another second. The mother is a fool and doesn't deserve the right to be a mother. Get the monster investigated. If the claims turn out to be false at least you will have done something. Just think of how you will feel if you stand back and do nothing and come to find out the little girl was telling the truth the entire time. Good luck and God Bless.
OMG, I don't quite know what "touches her when he puts her to put" means, can you explain further?? If it's anything like we are assuming (that he is molesting her) do the following ASAP
Call CPS
Call the police NOW. You have a obligation to save this child. Besides just being a adult, your her godmother, you should look out after her as if she is your own child PERIOD.
if it was happening to your own daughter you wouldn't want to believe it true either! But I am sure you would definetly want it checked out! before that little girl says it to someone else that has to report it! If she is in school or anything like that they have to report it so that way if you did want to say something without your friend being all distraught over it you can say you don't know who reported it. but i dunno if that really matters anyways ya know so good luck to you and please stop that vicious cylce!
5 year olds have vivid imaginations not twisted imaginations. In general kids don't make stuff like this up without coaching. You HAVE to call someone and make a report! Also do a search on sex offender websites in your state and neighboring states, or states you know he has family particularly if this guy is new to the area or new to your circle of friends. He may be on the radar somewhere already.
You need too contact that authorities because a child does not make up something like that. Her mother is in denial and she needs too open her eyes before it is too late.
Children are innocent when it comes to things like this... These men are so poverted these days.. I have a daughter, if she tells me that anyone is touching her I will believe her.
make the phone call ASAP!
5 years olds can't just come up with something like that UNLESS they have SEEN it...so CALL CALL CALL!
CALL THE COPS!!!!!!!!!!... THE CHILD...WHATS WRONG WITH YOU? HELP THAT BABY...FOR HER SAKE, PLEASE CALL THE COPS.
call 911 now
Im sorry but thats not something to over look. I would contact someone like child welfare. I mean if they find out that nothing is going on then your mind will be at ease. Some people are blind when it comes to things like this. They dont see how their loving boyfriend who is so great could do such a horrible thing. Like I said its better to be safe then sorry.
I say Call the Authorities. She may not be Ur Daughter but she is confiding in an Adult so she is exspecting U to "Save Her". Her mother obviously has blinders on, and even if he is NOT doing anything call the authorities. Any "Normal" PeoPle would be happy U R looking out for the best interest of UR GOD child. But if he IS doing something, the appropriate people would of been contacted already.
Good luck and Take Care of that Sweet little Girl :)
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