will my daughter forgive me for leaving/reporting her father?

I know I have to press charges, I know I have to let them process the kits for SA and strangulation. This abuse went on for more than 2 years. I know I have to demand full custody with no unsupervised visitation at all. I know I have to, to protect myself AND my daughter.

But she’s only 2 and a half years old. She’s going to miss her papa, and she won’t understand at all. She’s going to be so sad. As she grows up, how do I explain this to her? I didn’t have a father in my life at all, and my mom was 95% absent, she terminated parental rights pretty easily.

So I’m so fucking sad and angry that my daughter will not have a normal regular relationship with both her parents. And I’m scared she won’t forgive me for keeping her away from her papa. I know I have to, I love my daughter more than anything in the world.

I just hope she understands one day that I tried to make it work, I stayed so much longer than I should have, I didn’t just flippantly give up on giving her a normal life. I love her so much, the thought of her hating me over this one day makes me cry. I just wanted her to be safe. And I wanted to be safe, too.