There are no words that can appropriately describe how much my heart hurts reading this story. But this:
MISTAKE #1: WE ALL TALKED TO THEM.
RULE #1: NEVER TALK TO THEM.
And the paragraph that follows, hell yes! Do Not Consent, or as I tell my children, NO is the most powerful word in the English language. Sometimes the best thing is to keep it simple, and saying No is as simple as it gets.