She absolutely needs to talk to a rape counselor. She can do this by phone and remain anonymous if she wants to. But keeping it inside will only make the pain grow. It will be harder getting a criminal conviction based on the time lapse, especially in a smaller town, but a counselor can help her with that decision. I would suspect she didn't want to tell you because she respects your opinion and worries that you would be disappointed in her even though she did nothing wrong. But this is something that won't fix itself. At the very least, she needs to see a doctor in case of pregnancy or STDs. Hopefully in time she will see that any friend or boyfriend that doesn't believe her when she says it was rape and not consensual is not worth having in her life.
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