Dover Family Speaks Out Rape Through Their Personal Story

this country. according to the latest stats from the national sexual violence rource center –one in four girls in the u-s will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old. and this really hits home for one family in dover. 47 abc’s lissette nu?ez joins us live in studio with more. hi lissette. hey david. and just to add to those statistics. 8 out of 10 caseof rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them. and speaking out on this, is the tompkins family. i had the opportunity to sit down with them and hear how they are raising awareness through their personal story. bobbie tompkins, dover, de “14:221:22march 1st 2015, 9:03 in the morning. i’ll never forget it.”14:21:26 track 1 bobbie tompkins remembers that date like it was yesterday. the day her 12 year old daughter -nadica tompkins- told her she had been raped. bobbie tompkins, dover, de 14:22:52when she said it, it exploded out of her mouth, you can hear the pressure behind holding something like that for a year.”14:23:02 nadica tompkins, dover, de “14:13:54 eventually you just go so numb and dead on the inside”14:13:57 track 2 the perpetrator – nadica’s uncle – 36 year old derek basnight. bobbie tells 47 abc back in 2014, nadica briefly spent a few weeks at her aunt and uncle’s home – to make it easier to get to and from school. according to court documents — that’s where he sexually assaulted her. bobbie tompkins, dover, de 14:16:11 to send my daughter to her aunt’s house to say you have to ride the bus back and forth there is no second thought to that, there is no consideration need, you’re safe you know.”14:16:22 track 3 since then- basnight has pleaded guilty to second degree rape and two counts of rape in the fourth degree. this past june– he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. and nadica and her mother bobbie are using their story to bring awareness about rape to victims and families who have gone through similar experiences. bobbie tompkins, dover, de “14:11:47as much as it’s kept quiet, as much as it is a secret, as much as people are so afraid to talk about this. “14:11:53<butt 14:23:07 ask the questions that turn your stomach, the questions that give you goosebumps, ask them because avoiding does not help your child14:26:16.”> track 4 and they’re doing this through a facebook group they created called sinc, which stands for silence is not consent that encourages open dialogue about victims of rape. nadica tompkins, dover, de 14:08:14 i feel very honored when girls come to me and they tell me their story or they tell me i look up to you. or things like that . it really means a lot.”14:08:21 track 5 and they are urging the rest of the community to join them in raising awareness — and to report these crimes as they happen. bobbie tompkins, dover, de be the first, be the first in your city be the first in your town, be the first in your neighborhood, and alw the time to see how many people stand with you.14:12:03″ now bobbie tompkins did tell me she traveled to new castle county to receive resources such as counseling and support from a non-profit organization in delaware called soar – which stands for survivors of abuse in recovery. i did reach out to the executive director of the organization who tells me they have four centers throughout the three counties and she says some people chose to travel between centers to participate in family group sessions. now does soar collect data and keep track of the number of victims that they help? yes they do, the executive director told me approximately 2 thousand people use their services per year. and according to their latest figures 93 percent of people that request theirtreatment services have been victims of a sexual crime before reaching the age of 18. david? alright thank you lissette. that’s 47 abc’s lissette nu?ez reporting live in studio. turning now to the weather — it was a beautiful day on the peninsula — but will it last? let’s