Sorry for delay naomi24. Because mother and father had no experiences or a least to us said they did not. I know my mother did but said nothing. Re the bully comment. He chose his time and places carefully, always one of us kids, either singly or a group three or more. He wanted the children gone. The slow turning of the door handle springs to mind. Imagine three kids listening to him coming down the bare attic stairs, pausing at the door of the bedroom, and the door handle slowly turning.
We had a large dog who wouldn’t go anywhere near the attic.