Opinion ID: 2361162
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 20

Heading: Mike Doe

Text: Merzbacher first began abusing Mike when Mike was in the sixth grade at the Catholic Community Middle School. Merzbacher would pull Mike's hair, punch him in the arm, smack him in the head and touch him in his private areas and his buttocks. [14] (E. 232). This abuse continued throughout the seventh grade, when Mike first became aware that Merzbacher had a gun in his possession. [15] The following year, Merzbacher twice attempted to force Mike to engage in oral sex with him. The first incident occurred in front of four or five other boys, and the second incident occurred in the storage room with Merzbacher alone. (E. 234). Merzbacher then told Mike that if he ever told anyone about these incidents, no matter how old Mike was or where he was living, he would find Mike and kill him. (E. 234). Mike never reported these incidents to the authorities because [h]e told me he would kill my father. He threatened our lives. (E. 234). Merzbacher continued to threaten Mike even after Mike graduated from middle school. At a school mate's graduation party, Merzbacher approached Mike from behind, put a gun to Mike's head and said, Never forget, Mike. I'll blow your fucking brains out any time I want to. (E. 235). [16]