Oh...I believe 100% that the victim was telling the truth.
I just meant that since Donnie had obviously groomed and manipulated Brittney. (Look how easy that would have been after being called a liar in court by her own grandma! Who would have self-esteem after that?) Perhaps he had her believing that he himself wasn't abusing any minors.
I could hear him say...now Brittney, do you believe me or some kid who lies all the time. I could see her wanting to believe him because it would be easier than thinking of her favorite uncle as one who molests other children in the family. Just throwing that out there as a scenario.
I wonder too if Brittney and Derek talked to each other about the abuse. Or was "the abuse" a "place" they didn't let their thoughts/words travel to during normal times. Dissociation is a mental process in which a person's thoughts or feelings may be separated from normal reality. This is so common in sexual/physical abuse victims. I can't imagine them surviving this abuse without dissociating and removing themselves from the pain and emotional trauma during the actual abuse acts. I am not talking multiple personalities...but that the abuse was a place/memory that they didn't "visit/talk" about when it wasn't happening because it only stirred up more pain.
I am just throwing ideas out there...I cannot imagine the pain these children endured and the innocence that was taken from them. Jail is too nice of a place for the perps!