The result is angry, out of control children who lash out at innocent victims. At age 8, Mike became one of those victims as he was raped by a teenager whom was a family friend. I was terrified. I was scared of it. Alice, too, has been sexually molested, twice by the same boy.
Experts say intensive therapy.
At TYC the state requires 12 months of almost daily therapy, and they believe it really does make a difference. Fewer than four percent will come back. If young offenders aren't stopped, statistics show that half of them will become adult sex offenders. Experts say when they stop seeing themselves as victims, and truly begin feeling remorse for what they've done. WFAA Co. All Rights Reserved.