A father was arrested by police this month for sexually assaulting his daughter in Toyama Prefecture eight years ago.
On the 12th, her daughter, who complained about the damage caused by the incident, held a press conference using her real name and appealed, ``I want those who have been affected to seek help from those around them and to end the damage as soon as possible.''
The person who gave the press conference was Riho Fukuyama (24), who lived in Toyama Prefecture.
Last year, she filed a criminal complaint with the police alleging that she was sexually assaulted by her father in August 8 years ago when she was a second year high school student. was arrested.
According to police, she has remained silent during the investigation.
Fukuyama told the press conference using her real name that she wanted people to know more about the sexual abuse that occurred within her family.From her second year of junior high school to her second year of high school, he sexually assaulted her at least eight times at home when her mother was not home. She said she was sexually assaulted by her father.
When she was a high school student, she reported her sexual assault to her teacher at the school nurse's office, who reported her to a child consultation center, and the victim's sexual assault stopped after that.
Since she was a junior high school student, she has been receiving psychiatric treatment, and even after entering university, she has been suffering from flashbacks, and she is now married and living in Tokyo.
At the press conference, Fukuyama said of those days, ``When I was attacked, I couldn't feel anything, I felt like I was broken, or my soul was gone.After that, I died many times from despair rather than anxiety.'' I wanted to disappear, and I was pushed into a mental state," he said.
Regarding the thoughts that led to her filing a complaint with the police, she said, ``Several times, I tried to convince my parents that what happened to me might have had something to do with it, but I couldn't accept it. I am standing here now hoping that I can be of some help to those who have been victimized in the past, and those who are suffering due to being victimized in the past.If society changes even a little, we can eliminate the damage.I will be the last person to do so. I want you to do that.''
He added, ``I want people who are victims to talk to people around them, such as child guidance centers or school teachers, and seek help as soon as possible to end the damage.The past cannot be changed, but the future is hopeless.'' Things are getting better.At the time, I thought it would be difficult to get married, but now I'm married and have a husband next to me.Even when I'm a victim of sexual assault, he immediately tells me, ``It's not your fault.'' I want to see a society where people can live up to their expectations.''