A child does not tell because they are convinced by the abuser that nobody loves them, that everyone else agrees that the child is worthless, that no one will believe them and that nobody cares. It is gaslighting.
I feel very uneasy about this Nikolas Cruz situation. He sounds like a child, not eighteen. HIs guardian stole his money and kicked him outof the house. Her son threatened to "gut him." Nikolas called the police. About three days after his mother died. Scroll down for the recording of the phone call:
https:// www.wptv.com/news/national/parkland-shooter-nikolas-cruz-recorded-during-911-call-in-palm-beach-county
Ignore the TV reporters.
That does not sound like a dangerous kid, but a scared and confused kid.
There was a significant amount of money involved here and Deschamps is a pretty skanky character.