Of course, she had no way of knowing he was coming back.
True, but I would think after he "came into her room naked and tried to take her pants off", she would have known the situation was more serious. I guess no one believes it can actually happen to them until it does.
While hardly ideal (since the rape actually did occur), at least she was resourceful enough to let someone know she might have been (and as it turned out was) in trouble and needed help.
Good point. She was resourceful, and I have to give her props for that. I only hope my daughters are a little more resourceful if they find themselves in a similar situation.
...it was probably not unusual for him to be left alone with her.
Which, as a father, I find to be appalling.
Dating someone with a criminal record isn't exactly a sign of brilliance, but on the other hand he had no prior record of anything violent.
Actually, I think it likely that the mom knew nothing of his criminal record. Not many people are honest about their shady past, either because they're trying to put it behind them or for other reasons.
Beware the new TTY code!