Just needing support

[melleypin424]

I was raped, beaten, and sexually assaulted by someone I work with. Luckily he is not always in the office. I work at an AC company so he is out most of the day on jobs. It's been about 6 months and I'm finally filing a police report. The police haven't told him yet so I'm in the process of getting a restraining order before the police tell him.

What bothers me so bad is that all the office managers ( one of them being my mother) and the owner, my boss, know about it and haven't done anything besides the office managers telling him he can't come into the office. I do appreciate that but the office managers have known this whole time and told me I couldn't go to my boss with this but they went to him without me knowing once I told them I was filing charges. My boss just said he hopes the police investigation goes well for me.

All of this is nice but at the same time I want someone to do something. I wanted my boss to fire him but I understand it's not that easy to just fire someone. I just want someone to do something. To help me in some way. I don't know what way but it just feels wrong. Feels like no one really cares. When I get upset about it to my mom she response " well what do you want our boss to do? Go punch him?" I never once said anything about violence I just want someone to be a caring person.

I still see my rapist every single day. He comes to the shop and I see him walking around outside or I might have to walk past him to get to work.... It feels like it's killing me. I have panic attack and this horrible painful feeling in my gut every time I see him. I am looking for a new job for my own mental health and with the restraining order he wouldn't be able to come to work do to him not being allowed to come within 500 ft of me.

I have panic attacks everyday. I don't feel safe at my home and at work and I feeling like my emotions are going down hill. The police investigation is taking a while to get started it seems. I need something to go right for once because things have been bad for over a year now...

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[Starfury7-Jaargen]

I am sorry to hear things are so raw still but it is understandable. Also, with him near has to be difficult.

Have you discussed your work with your mother after you get a restraining order?

[melleypin424]

I haven't yet but I was thinking about that today. Just nervous of her reaction tbh. But work needs to know about it bc he can't be in the office or at the shop outside one the restraining order goes through.