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Hundreds of girls practicing for the Olympics over the last 20 years were sexually abused by their assumed-to-be trusted coach. In the early 2000s, this story broke: priests in the Catholic Church were sexually abusing children. The Boy Scouts of America, in the face of a new wave of abuse…
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1. What happens if I have no memory of the abuse but fit most of the characteristics of child sexual abuse? It is common for those sexually abused as children to have no or limited memory of their abuse. It doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Sometimes memory loss is…
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I still love my father. I even miss him sometimes. I also hate him at times even though I forgave him. If he had been alive at the time I was going through recovery could I have had him arrested and watched him being charged for rape and then imprisoned?…
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I just returned from three weeks in the UK with my husband. We had been married in Melrose, Scotland in 2000 and had not been back for five years. We didn’t watch the news anywhere so had no idea what was happening back home. When we returned and I found…
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The Joyful Heart Foundation lists the following signs of child abuse. It is vital that we are aware of all of them so as to keep a watchful eye on our children. Children who have experienced child abuse may demonstrate any of the following signs. Developmental: Failure to thrive socially…
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