Survey finds significant levels of dating violence in tweens

WASHINGTON - Sami Hightshoe started dating her boyfriend when she was 14 - a high school freshman - and he was 16.

Soon after going to homecoming, he began to tell her who she could see and what she could wear. He checked her phone messages and eventually began sexually abusing her.

Sami's parents noticed she was becoming withdrawn and losing her bubbly personality. They talked to her about it, but she was too scared to tell the truth.