(if ok). All I can say is that it was not your fault. No matter what a child does or how naughty they are they never deserve to be hurt or belittled. I'm sorry to hear what you have been through.

I can understand believing that what you went through was normal but I can assure you that it was not. No child ever deserves to be hurt... the fact that the police were called and authorities were involved shows that there were a number of concerns that were legitimate.

Do you have a therapist or someone you can talk to about what happened? They should be able to help you work through what you went through and help you figure out how to move on.