Tony Rodgers remembers life being simple and worry- free until he was 9. It was that year when he was raped by a pedophile and disclosed his experience to jurors in a courtroom. He didn’t receive the help he needed even though the pedophile was found guilty and sentenced to prison. In his early twenty’s...
Aqueila grew up in the Bay Area as one of two children. Raised by her mother who depended on her stepfathers’ financial support, Aqueila remained silent about her sexual abuse. She feared that disclosing her stepfathers sexual abuse would result in her mother, sister and herself going homeless....
Kimlynh, and her family moved from place to place. Kimlynh was sexually abused by a distant family member and she did not disclose her abuse to her parents for fear she would hurt them. In the second grade, a speaker gave a presentation to her class about strangers and inappropriate touching. She remembers...
Karinne grew up in NY. Keeping the family secret of child sexual abuse, Karinne learned how to cope the best way she could. At age 13, she suffered from substance abuse to numb her pain. Child protective services had many reasons to investigate her home life. Through Karinnes story we see the layers...
