A Muslim boy suffered a double dose of punishment after he told his father that he was being sexually harassed by other boys. In response his father took a piece of hot metal and “ironed” his son’s genitals as “punishment” for telling him according to a report:
A consultant for behavior and autism at the Specialist Hospital in Riyadh revealed dramatic details in the case of his father, who punished his son, who was subjected to sexual punishment in a way that increased the harm, instead of facing the situation correctly.
Dr. Hussain Al-Shamrani, in response to a query on social media, spoke of the case of a father who went to counseling after he “sensitive” his son’s members as punishment for being sexually harassed.
“This father neglected to censor his young son and was subjected to sexual harassment by his neighbors’ teenagers,” he said, adding that instead of acknowledging his mistake, he decided to address the problem with his son’s sensitive members with fire!
He continued: “He came to ask my advice,” noting that such punishment deepens the problem rather than eliminate the effects that remain deep in the depths of the child.
In a special statement to “Urgent”, al-Shamrani said that there are mistakes by parents in dealing with such cases, as some punish the victim so as not to walk with the neighbors, while others prefer silence, and in both cases remains the child, Benta, affected by what happened.
Al-Shammari stressed the need for full treatment of the victim, not only punishment, through resorting to specialists to assess the effects of harassment, and then save and protect him, recommending parents not to leave their children with strangers, especially with drivers. (source, source, source)