I am 19 years old, my stepfather molested me when I was 14 years old, my mother was pregnant with my 6 year old sister,

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I am 19 years old, my stepfather molested me when I was 14 years old,my mother was pregnant with my 6 year old sister,we moved away from him,my mother suffered violence, also him in jail 1 month for  domestic violence, I never reported him to the police because,I am very afraid of it. my little sister, my mother and I lived happy,but my mother suffered a serious accident lwhere she was incapacitated and him claimed custody of my sister with cheating and lies and with the full support of the GAL the judge give the  Primary custody to him,  my sister has imitated sexual acts about 6 times  2 weeks ago and she says that her father does that with his girlfriend, my sister and he sleep in the same  room of a 2-bedroom apartment,in the other room sleeps his cousin and that cousin was in jail for drug trafficking in the past, my question is ... I want to make a police report about what Him try to do to myself,can I? we are really concerned for my sister's safety

Travis T Juneau · Answer

The brief answer is yes, you can file a police report against him and the crime should be investigated. Alabama has no statute of limitations on sex offenses involving a child under 16, which means that your case could still be prosecuted. See Ala. Code Section 15-3-5. The more quickly you report the molestation and the more specific facts surrounding the molestation you can provide investigators the better chance you have to have the case prosecuted. But, once you make your report it is up to the law enforcement officers to investigate and the District Attorney to pursue charges if they see fit.

Q: I am 19 years old, my stepfather molested me when I was 14 years old, my mother was pregnant with my 6 year old sister,