Hey Kaybee,
I have to say that I started reading your journal just a day ago, so I'm not even up to speed on how exactly the sexual assault happened or the details or anything. I just would like to say a few things though anyway, as I've been through being molested myself, and maybe I can be of some help hopefully.
First, I want to say that I really appreciate you posting on here, because for most of my life, I've had this delusion that women are better than me, like they don't deal with these kinds of issues (ie: PMO addictions). I know a lot of this stems from my early life as a kid, as my mother unknowingly taught me to think of girls as strange - so I just wanted to say that reading your journal has really helped me to get a handle on what reality really looks like, and so I'm really thankful for you writing here
Now, as to the sexual assault. I was molested when I was around 12 yrs old, and the situation was that the guy who did it to me was about 4 yrs older, and his dad was a cop on the police force, believe it or not. I was so ashamed and embarrassed it had happened, and felt like it was my fault (even though I was sleeping and woke up to the act) - but I still felt I should have stopped it, I should have known better, etc. What my therapist said when I told him that (a few yrs ago now) was that, no, you should have had a dad who could have protected you (no such luck in my case, as I don't know mine - but I digress); it was a way of opening my eyes to see that I was a victim, not an accomplice in the act. Same is true of you; I'm sure you're having lots of thoughts about how much you were to blame for it, if you did anything to provoke it, etc. And I want to just reassure you that this is totally normal and totally bullshit, because what should have happened is that this guy should never have hurt you. period.
So, when thinking about whether or not to press charges; I never did against the guy who molested me, and it has haunted me a little bit. I always wonder to myself, "did he hurt anyone else that I could have prevented it happening to?" I was so young at the time, I was not able to cope with all these decisions, so I don't blame myself at all. I do believe though, that pressing charges could give you some closure and even prevent him from hurting others in the future. Just recognize that if you're feeling embarrassed or like it's partly your fault, it's totally normal, but unequivocally false.
If I can help you at all in this time, please let me, I am really sympathizing with you right now, and will help in whatever way I can.