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L’agression sexuelle sidère. Elle dissocie les corps et les esprits des victimes, mais aussi des auteurs et de leur famille. Comment penser une prise en charge de ces adolescents, les rencontrer et les accompagner eux et leur famille ? L’histoire d’Antoni c’est celle d’un enfant agressé, qui a voulu comprendre. Quand les mots ne trouvent pas leur place, c’est la violence des corps qui s’y substitue. Antoni, comme tant d’autres, est passé d’agressé à agresseur. Quand la justice a deux vitesses, les conséquences peuvent être dévastatrices et le travail éducatif doit sans cesse s’adapter à ces mouvements.

An experience of sexual assault can be difficult to put into words. It disassociates the bodies and minds of victims, as well as of perpetrators and their family. How should we go about treating, meeting, and supporting these teenagers and their families? Antoni was sexually abused as a child and wanted to find a way to understand it. When an experience cannot be put into words, bodily violence can sometimes take the place of speech. Antoni, like so many others, went from being aggressed to being the aggressor. When justice is functioning on two different levels, the consequences can be devastating and educational work has to constantly adapt itself to these changes.