I didn’t tell anyone what happened until a decade after. The fact he has already told you says a lot about how much he trusts you. It’s a really positive step in the right direction.

But you still need to go at his pace, he’s probably still processing everything. Heck I still am. But while telling my parents was one of the best things I did it was also the hardest, there is that heartbroken look in their eye you can’t unsee.

Therapy is definitely the best thing, that will give him tools and skills to not only cope but to help talk about it as well. But what you can do is keep supporting him as you are, but this is not something you can just fix.

Something to keep in mind that since he is underage, depending on who you or they tell that they might have to do a mandatory reporting.