you could ask your son but it is up to him what he wants you to do with the information , one time alone would seem unlikely that anything happened
I agree with Stuart. This was a long time ago, and it's hard to know what your son might remember or even to verify what might have happened if he says anything did. Did he see this particular pediatrician--Dr. Marshall? If not I would say don't pursue it.
And chances are that nothing happened. It may not hurt to ask your son about it, but I'm not sure what would be possible if he does give you information suggesting something improper went on.
Most pediatricians would not do anything improper. Dr. Marshall would appear to be an exception.
This is tricky because usually with molestation cases, you let the person come to you in their time....but considering the age of your son and his current situation.....yes, I would at least try. Sometimes predators threaten to kill or blow up the family if the child tells, so it may be that your son blocked the event out of his mind. It may also be that at 9-years-old, he didn't know about sex so he didn't know what was happening to him. some predators claim that...this is how you show love. I would assume a doctor would say nothing and your son would just assume that his "exam" was what he was seeing the doctor for. Read the book On The Threshold of Hope by Diane Langberg. This is a hard book to read, so you may want to read it with a therapist. It covers molestation and rape, but you can read it as just abuse. When I was reading it for my rape, the chapters on molestation made sense to me because my ex husband was molested by a priest and his mother, so i realized as I was reading the book......what my ex husband must have been going through with situations concerning our marriage. It might give you some clues about your son if you read the book, it would be a must read book for anyone who has been molested or raped. Sometimes psychologist can pin point when a child was molested.....because the child was a normal weight before the event, and then ballooned up in weight after the event. When a sexual assault happens and a person, male or female, can't cope with that, their subconscious mind will make them gain weight in order to make themselves fat and ugly. In their mind they think if they are fat and ugly that no one will want them and they won't have to worry about another assault. I know that probably doesn't make sense to you, but it makes sense to victims. I have never met a fat person who wasn't molested or raped. Maybe talk to your pastor to see how best to approach your son. I find that with the kids that I mentor on this site, I let them know that there is nothing they can say to me that will make me hate them,...that they can tell me anything and that I won't judge them because I have been in their shoes. No matter what they say to me....I won't quit them. I mentor a lot of suicidal kids on this site, so building trust is huge and letting them open up at their own time is also huge. Don't quit your son.
One extra one won't hurt, it might keep the creep in prison a couple more years.
the wierdo belongs in jail just dump him there let him rot
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When my son was 9 yrs old he began seeing a pediatrician for a period of a year. I was in the room with my son except on one occasion. My son is now 30 years old but he is now serving a 2 1/2 year sentence. Should I let it go or try & see if my son can remember that far back if this doctor did anything to him.
http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/904540--live-pediatrician-sex-assault-trial
