oneeightyone Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 AP: Sri Lankan Teenager Raped by Rescuer 1 hour, 26 minutes ago World - AP Asia By SHIMALI SENANAYAKE, Associated Press Writer GALLE, Sri Lanka - She survived the tsunami, only to suffer the brutality of her rescuer. AP Photo Reuters Slideshow: Asian Tsunami Disaster Latest Headlines: · Thailand Restaurant Compelled to Rebuild AP - 3 minutes ago · Annan Stunned at Indonesia Devastation AP - 4 minutes ago · Tally of Foreigners Killed in Tsunami AP - 6 minutes ago Special Coverage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RSS: On a pilgrimage to a temple, the 18-year-old and her family stopped for a picnic by the beach. That's when the tsunami struck. Flailing in the water, the teenager heard a voice. "He told me to grab his hand, that he will save me," she said. She and the stranger were swept into a muddy river. When they reached a bank, he pushed her into a bed of brambles and raped her. "I screamed and told him not to hurt me," the shy teenager told The Associated Press. "He put his hands around my neck and told me that even if he kills me right there, no one will know." Since the Dec. 26 tsunami, authorities have received many reports of sexual abuse — including attacks on children — at refugee camps and elsewhere. But there was no one to help the 18-year-old — the waves killed her father, mother and seven other relatives. Earlier that day, the family and neighbors had left for the Kataragama temple, venerated by Buddhists and Hindus, to celebrate her father's 65th birthday. Their bus, which carried 32 passengers, stopped at a beach. The girl was wading at the shore with two nieces when the waves crashed around them. Fourteen of the travelers died. At the teenager's home in a village near the southern town of Galle, her only surviving sister displayed photographs of their parents, brothers, sisters and their families at weddings and birthday celebrations. She allowed the AP to interview her younger sister on condition the teenager and the family would not be named and no photographs would be taken. They fear being ostracized by the village because of the attack. After the rape, the teenager said, "I felt lifeless." Soaked with mud, her body itched all over from the thorns. Dazed, she saw two figures approaching. "He told me not to breath a word," she said. "He spoke to the men and left me with them. I didn't say anything and was terrified because they, too, were men." The teenager was loaded into a truck with corpses and the injured. She recognized her brother's body and fainted. At Karapitiya hospital, doctors and nurses were kind, she said. Dr. D. Wasantha said the teenager didn't mention the rape until a day after being admitted, and was initially treated for respiratory problems from inhaling water. "She was very reluctant to talk and we didn't want to probe too much as she was already very upset and kept saying not to tell anyone," Wasantha said. After learning of the rape, the doctor gave the young woman pills to prevent pregnancy. "I don't want to talk to the police. They ask a lot of questions I don't understand and don't know how to respond," the teenager said, toying with the corner of her brown T-shirt. The teenager lived a sheltered life before the tsunami, but she did go to college for a time, studying the Sinhalese language, political science and economics. She dropped out a year ago to take care of the family household. "I want to be a journalist," she said when asked about the future. Her eyes lit up and she smiled faintly, but that faded when her aunt said they hoped some man would marry the teenager. Her sister soon dampened any idea of a quick marriage: She said gossip already was swirling around the village, where rape brings stigma and shame to the victim rather than the rapist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 The world we live in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIST2CUFFS Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 thats fucked up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
»§ÜGÅR« Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 still till this day i CANNOT understand why these people in other countries look down upon the people who are raped, but not the rapist. :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 wow, thats really, really, fucked up. there are a lot of messed up people in the world. even more fucked up how the "village" reacts to her being a victim. btw...shouldn't this be in crossfire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 damn that is fucked up.How are you gonna go a raped a girl.Fucking sicko.. :hatred: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by SteveAustin@Jan 7 2005, 02:31 PM wow, thats really, really, fucked up. there are a lot of messed up people in the world. even more fucked up how the "village" reacts to her being a victim. btw...shouldn't this be in crossfire? Quoted post Fucking horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 yes... crossfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haunts Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 thats no good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4one1 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Fuck that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by oneeightyone@Jan 7 2005, 04:19 PM After learning of the rape, the doctor gave the young woman pills to prevent pregnancy. Those pills play havoc with a woman's insides. Adding injury to insult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 hmm.. so let me get this straight. women can be raped anywhere at anytime? yes, it's disgusting, and why does this kind of shit surprise people still? pedoophiles are out there looking for tsuanmi orphans to kidnap for chrissakes. not all morning after pills are bad for women, preventing a pregnancy was a great thing to do. http://www.unicefusa.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 not getting pregnant is the only real option, but the means to make that happen can be terrible. I know a few girls who used the morning after pill and they say it's total hormonal hell on their body. Plus the actualy physical effects aren't all that pleasant either. And if those are the versions of the drug readily available to north american women, I can only presume that's about as good as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 :chicken: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeightyone Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 sorry for posting it here i guess. someone move it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 ive never had any noticable effects from the morning after pill you know how it is- those girls ask for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Holy shit that is SOOOOooooo fucked up! I guess she is seen as unclean and impure now.... Poor girl. It's not her fault. She should have ripped his fucking nuts off and shoved them down his throat. Fuck that dude. Shit like this makes me want to be a bounty hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manifesto Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 how the fuck can you be horny when a fuckin tidal wave is coming at you!!!!! hopefully the rapists soul will not be mercied when his life ends. what a scum bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 the bastard responsible is hopefully languishing alone in a hospital somewhere stricken with dysentery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Originally posted by <KEY3>+Jan 7 2005, 06:14 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (<KEY3> - Jan 7 2005, 06:14 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-oneeightyone@Jan 7 2005, 04:19 PM After learning of the rape, the doctor gave the young woman pills to prevent pregnancy. Those pills play havoc with a woman's insides. Adding injury to insult. Quoted post [/b] most are just a strong birth control, so its not more harmful than that. ru-486 does some shit though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 i try to stay focused on the bright side of humanity.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graff goon Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 damn thats terrible shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyper- Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 the true evils of the world prey on tragedy what a piece of shit. sad about how the village would react to the girl but once a group of people get set in their ways its hard to change views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerosolTerrorist Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 omg, I know right,how can you be horny when theres a Tsunami..wtf thats messed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Yeah, the world is a great place, and filled with wonderful, kind, caring individuals. That's why I own firearms. Poor girl. Too bad she can't identify him. I'd like to hear about him swinging on the end of a rope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamAlmighty Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Originally posted by AerosolTerrorist@Jan 8 2005, 07:20 AM omg, I know right,how can you be horny when theres a Tsunami..wtf thats messed up Quoted post Maybe thought he was gonna die anyway, may as well get some. Not condoning it in the slightest, (I think this sort of event has brought out the best in most people, but obviously not here) but could be his reasoning. Fucking nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEB Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Damn, that is so fucked up, It makes my day to hear about rapist and molesters getting killed in jail, i hope they catch the guy that raped that girl, gets killed.or raped by scott peterson, all rapist and molesters of any kind should die by the hand of the public, sorry if i sound radicalistic. thats just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I just spent all fucking day checking out timeshares telling them I want to go to sri lanka/indonesia/thailand and when they finally show me the numbers it's the biggest fucking scam I've ever seen in my life. Fucking bastards wasted my whole fucking day motherfuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 i couldnt help think that if she had wanted to, how romantic and great the sex would have been... imagine almost drowning and being saved, and then immediately fucking on the beach... its probably the first thing i would want to do to affirm life... to bad it didnt work out like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 hahaha. dude, that was such a tease thing to post. not exactly the same, but while on the topic... anytime there are foreign relief workers that show up at a disaster area, immediately a sex trade springs up around them. it's sick to think that the same people who travel around the world to help others also exploit them in such a disgusting way, but i guess thats life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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