She had a chance to escape the first time with the Doctor, I understand Doc wasn't friendly but it was either take a chance her unfriendliness or be raped again and again. Also, how do you trust such a scary person with your mail? This whole story is ridiculously difficult to think someone was raped and mistreated this horribly.
shareSPOILERS
As the story unfolded, I really thought she was trying her best given the situation.
However, it became clear she was easily manipulated by people, especially men seeing as she had been molested or raped by a doctor when she was younger. She never told anyone about that incident, therefore allowing the doctor to continue doing this sort of thing.
OK, I do understand and appreciate what some people are saying re. her mental health. She was terrified with psychological manipulation, threats, even death. The guy was a total *beep* and maniac, there's no doubt he is totally to blame here.
Having said that, this 19 year old ADULT allowed him to torture her mentally, physically and emotionally for several months as well as constantly rape and sodomize her.
She had chances to escape but lived in fear of him. I can understand her being afraid of course, but the first visit to the doctor was an opportunity for her to escape or even write a note telling the doctor to send police there.
She would have to be dumb, pretty sheltered, or living in her own little world to think this guy could read her mind. She allowed herself to go through hell and the worst thing about his story is she allowed this guy to get away with it for decades. She chose to live in fear rather than have this piece of %$*& arrested and put away for a very long time. I can only sympathize with her for being such a weak woman.
I cannot feel sorry for her being such a coward and hope she realizes she ruined a lot of other lives from her actions.
If it harms none, do what thou wilt.
Yea i kind of agree. Why would she think he's not reading/withholding her mail? Also, she had to realize that she wasn't getting any letters back.
The thing where she could have told the obgyn/doctor, I kind of get. It was at the beginning and she was too afraid. Plus she was clearly already prone to, for lack of a better word, weakness. She was too convinced that she would be dead before she could make it out the front door of the clinic and onto the sidewalk. She was also SO convinced that nobody would believe her.
I do hate that his kids likely continued to have a horrible time after she escaped and kept it to herself. Having to live with other victims and witness their dad's treachery. I understand being afraid, but I don't see how she was able to live with herself for 20+ years knowing that she never told anyone. I would want him stopped. It's not her fault that there were more victims. That's entirely Cornelius' responsibility. But I really hate that she took so long to come forward.
I also couldn't believe she had sex with him that first time. Not that it excuses anything he did. That's not my point. But just...ew.