Was my friend sexually abused? or raped?

My friend jus told me she thinks she was sexually abused or something like tht. she said from the time when she was about 5 to age 10 her grandfather would touch her and stuff and she was too young to know it was wrong so she let him, and she touched him. (i wont say details because im trying to keep this g rated) i dont know what to say to her, she asked me if she should tell someone. but this happened a long time ago, shes 15 now...so i dont think she could do anything about it.

My aunt prosecuted her offender 18 years after the fact, even if it is not something she wishes to pursue criminally, coming forward to her parents or someone she feels safe telling, will not only help the burden she carries, but protect someone else having the same thing done or it could help someone else come forward to say it happened to them too. Chances are if he has done this to her, he has done it to someone else.

I understand how she is feeling. I know some people say that when they have no idea what they feel. But I know. She will in deed be emotionally scared until she can let it go. But she may never let that happen. She should tell her parents. And if they think it is right or they think there is someting that can be done, they shall have her tell someone else. Does she get counling??

I know how she feels because it happened to me when i was 6yrs old(i wrote a poem about it) i never told anyone until a few months ago, i told my mom, because it depresses you because you never find closure... i know i never did... so i asked for help and she is helping me get through all if that...
she really needs to tell someone... i see a therapist once in a while, and until i started seeing her i was so depressed but now...i am not as much... she does need to find help so she can find closure....

She can tell someone about it or you should.

She has to tell her parents.

If her grandfather only touched her, it's sexual abuse.

It doesn't matter how long ago it was, the fact is her childhood has been wrecked. She is very brave to keep it a secret so long.... it must have been so hard for her

It's never too late. she's has to say something before it starts to affect her.

She should tell someone about it and see if her gradfather has any contact with other young children or if she has any young sisters or brothers... cuz if he did do it to her he would easily do it to someone else.

That must have been an extremely painful and traumatic secret to hold in,
especially for so long.
It would probably fall under sexual abuse and she
really needs to tell her parents
as this is obviously hard enough as it is
and she needs to make her parents aware of what happened to her.