This past January, five high-school boys were charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl one afternoon at her middle school in an upscale suburb of New Jersey. The girl supposedly knew two of her assailants, who were between the ages of 15 and 17. One may have been her ex-boyfriend. The alleged gang rape of a young teenage girl shocked residents, many of whom felt that something like this couldn't happen in their town. But the sad …showed first 75 words of 522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 522 total…she says. Here are steps to take after a sexual assault: ~Go to a safe place ~Report the crime to the police immediately ~Call and ask a family member, friend, or someone you trust to stay with you ~Keep all evidence of the assault (don't change clothes, shower, brush your teeth, etc.) ~Go to a hospital emergency department that provides medical care for sexual assault victims ~Talk with a counselor trained to assist rape victims