The Nation 11/01/2010
While some changes have been made to help the woman and children who suffer from physical and sexual abuse, much more remains to be done Ads by Google
After a day at school, the four-year-old girl is unusually silent. Normally cheerful and talkative, all she says to her worried parents is that she's been "injected" and that it happened at school. That night, she wets her bed. The next morning, she hides behind her mother when she sees a man on the street.
At the hospital, the doctor is able to calm the child long enough to conduct a complete pelvic examination and ascertain that she's been sexually abused. Two weeks pass before the little girl has a chance to identify the suspect. The parents file charges but are told by the police that an arrest warrant can't be issued. There's no evidence and the school principal doesn't believe the child.
The case is later referred to the Paveena Foundation for Women and Children. For the child and her family, the damage is done. The girl is taken out of school and they move to another province.
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