u/HatWitty106

My cousin (15F) recently opened up to me (20F) that her brother (20M) has been sexually assaulting her in her sleep. She said he’s been sneaking into her room at night and taking pictures of her with her clothes pulled to the side or just naked. She’s a heavy sleeper so she didn’t realise it was happening until she went through his phone and found the photos. She had woken up to him in her room previously but he just lied about what he was doing. He got the phone recently and these pictures can be found from the day he got it, so she’s not sure how long this has been going on or what he might have on his old phone. Other pictures found on his phone included similar ones of their grandma who lives with them and another cousin (15F) who often stays over at their house, and ai edited pictures of other female family members who live nearby to be naked.
My cousin said she told her parents about what he’s been doing but they just told her not to tell anyone because they don’t want his life to be ruined or for him to kill himself. They told him to stop but he just brushed it off and is still doing it.
I’m obviously outraged by this situation and want to help her in any way I can, but I’m afraid that if I bring it up, her parents will just kick her out. I’m a university student who’s only home for summer break. My only plan right now is to let her stay at my house as much as she wants while I’m here, but school for her doesn’t end until a month from now and she will have to go back home at the end of summer. I want to tell my parents so I can see if it’s possible for her to just live with us permanently or even if they have any insight in how we can help her. However, around a decade ago, a similar situation occurred where a cousin came to me saying our uncle had been molesting her. I immediately went to my parents, and they didn’t necessarily not believe her, but they did absolutely nothing to help her. The situation just blew up and my cousin got punished and naturally, nothing happened to my uncle. My biggest fear is that is going to happen again. This is a very sensitive situation and I don’t want to make it worse or act out of emotion. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do? Thank you!