I was thrilled. I had been asked to the prom, the biggest night of the year, by the guy that everyone wanted to date. I was the envy of all of my friends. I couldn’t believe that this was happening to me! I knew that this was going to be the best night of my life.
We met some friends at the dance and started taking tons of pictures. I was having fun with my friends but my date was bored and impatient. Finally he told me that he wanted to leave so that we could be alone. I wasn’t sure that was such a good idea but I knew I didn't want our date to be over so soon. We got in the car and drove around for awhile. Then he stopped the car and started to force himself on me. I didn’t like it and I told him I wanted him to stop and to take me home immediately. He did take me home even though he seemed pretty mad at me. I talked to my parents and the counselor at school about what happened. I didn’t want anyone to get into trouble but I did think it was important for me to be able to talk to the adults that I trust. A few days after this happened we had an assembly on dating issues. During the assembly the presenter talked about the laws regarding sexual conduct. We all learned that certain types of sexual conduct are felonies. (ARS 13-1401-1406). I think it helped to hear how serious this can be. The guy who had been my prom date even apologized to me later in the day. I’m sure he and I won’t go out again but at least we can be polite to each other. I also know I won’t let myself get into a situation like that again.
On 02/24/04 wert from AZ said:
that guy was wrong to do that and I am proud of uÍ
On 02/22/04 Leah from AZ said:
Women today, and throughout time, have been treated like sexual objects who are only there for a man's entertainment. Personally, this makes me sick that anyone could say that she went overboard in telling her parents. This just shows how anti-femenistic our society has become. I feel terrible for the girls who don't see this and spend their lives trying to impress men. Never be afraid to stand up for youselves, we girls need to stick together.
On 01/23/04 tara from CT said:
i think you did the right thing about going to an adult about what happened.
On 01/15/04 patrick from AZ said:
you did the right thing! i got charged with sexual misconduct with a minor and that was some bull cuz i didnt even do nothing that girl lied about soo her boyfriend wouldnt get mad and so she said i raped her and i was put in juvy for two months for them to find out i didnt even do it. i had two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor which is a class 2 felony 15- 20 year each and two counts of indescent exposure which was a class 4 feloony which is 4-7 years each and a class 6 misdemeanor soo i was lookin at some crap like going to adult jail so only tell the truth!
On 01/14/04 david from MI said:
be nice to the guy, he made a mistake and apoligized for it.
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