The age of the victim would likely be a significant factor, too.
The age of the victim would likely be a significant factor, too.
I understood the post to mean that the OP was molested from the age of 5 to the age of 10. While I suppose it’s possible that she meant her aunt was age 5-10, that seems to me to be unlikely. If, however, the aunt was only age 5 - 10 then there is no chance of prosecution as she would have been too young to be criminally responsible. The age of the aunt at the time she committed the alleged molestation is thus a factor here as well.
I see, that clarifies what you were getting at. Yes, that would be a significant factor, along with the fact that memories fade and change over time. The 40 year gap between the last of these events and today is a problem and is one of the things I had in mind when I said that prosecution would be rather difficult after all these years.