[USA Today] Sexual Abuse Victims Stand Forward through Healing Process

OrangeRowdy95 · Sep 22, 2011

In response to El Hitman's thread on the Hangout, I thought I'd post this article about sexual abuse.

Here's a snippet:

Star Melody Terrell of Waco, Texas, was a victim of incessant molestation suffered at the hands of her grandfather during her early years. Star, 13, isn’t afraid anymore. And she doesn’t want anyone else to be either.

Star accused her paternal grandfather of molesting her eight years ago, and she faced off with her alleged molester on April 18, taking the witness stand and testifying for justice. Unlike other minors whose identities are protected by the media, Star went public with her story, reaching out to me as I began the process to write this story. Her mother, Suzanna Terrell, said her daughter did not want to hide her suffering.

“She feels that other young children who have been victimized in this manner should know that what happened was not their fault, and that people who commit those acts against them deserve to be punished,” Terrell said. “She also thinks that facing the man she has accused will be part of the healing process. It’s a type of courage that I have never seen before, and I hope that people who see what she’s doing are half as inspired by it as I am.”
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http://www.usatodayeducate.com/stag...egin-the-healing-process-during-college-years

Dairy Ashford · Sep 22, 2011

Did you screw up an internship with him too?

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