u/Potential_One1

TW: Physical and sexual abuse (including abuse involving minors)

Hi. I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this or exactly what kind of advice I’m looking for, but I really need some guidance. My friend (27F) recently found out she’s 8 weeks pregnant, and the father is, frankly, one of the worst people I’ve ever heard of. He was previously convicted of sexually abusing a child and is currently on parole and on the registry.

They haven’t been together very long, but things escalated fast. She called me today — which is unusual lately — and told me about the abuse she’s been experiencing. Physical, sexual, financial, emotional… basically every form of control imaginable. He has cameras throughout the house, monitors her social media and texts, and she has almost no privacy. I don’t have a safe way to contact her unless she reaches out to me first.

She says she has a plan to leave in about a week, but I’m terrified something could happen before then. I honestly don’t think I could live with myself if things got worse and I didn’t try to help somehow.

So I guess my question is: what can I realistically do here? I’m scared that involving the authorities without her knowledge could escalate the danger. Since he monitors her communications, I can’t safely warn her if I contact anyone. She’s also undocumented, so involving the police without her consent feels especially risky given the current climate around immigration.

I already called a local DV shelter near her, but they basically said there isn’t much they can do unless she contacts them herself. I just feel completely stuck and scared for her.

Anything helps. Thanks.

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Mine would be:

1. September
2. October
3. June
4. May
5. November
6. December
7. July
8. August
9. April
10. March
11. January
12. February

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2. Send Help (if you count it as horror)
3. Dracula (mostly drama/romance but it's Dracula lol)
4. Undertone
5. Hokum
6. Scream 7
7. The Mummy
8. They Will Kill You
9. Faces of Death
10. Slanted (not horror imo but technically listed as it)
11. Psycho Killer

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