I know I'm at least somewhat to blame for it happening to them.' But if I'd come forward sooner, perhaps I could've protected somebody else from being assaulted.
'I know they always try to maintain it's not your fault, it's the. But Rich's hesitance to report came at a price. The officer convinced him to file a report, and it turned out that the man was already under investigation - he eventually went to Army Jail.
Rich started having nightmares and panic attacks, so he told an officer.