It Was a Different Era in 2008 When I first saw this headline in the New York Times regarding Acosta’s reasoning for his actions in the Epstein case on July 11th, I was very angry – and then I thought – this wording opens up an opportunity for ALL victims of child sexual abuse who were not heard or did not receive just remedies for their cases in 2008 – as it was unfortunately a different Era. It should not…..
https://youtu.be/TdTOteb-N78 This is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month Please watch this video to learn more about what we can do
Statute of limitation laws can leave few choices for child sex abuse victims in many states. This week in the media, we have seen the direct impact of prosecuting child sexual abusers in states that have different statutes of limitations for reporting child sex abuse. Friday, February 21, 2019, we saw in the state of Illinois where the statute of limitations on sexual acts involving children has been abolished, the abuser, R. Kelly was indicted having been charged with 10…..
Why did I write the book? Because if you or your family haven’t been impacted childhood sexual abuse, someone you know has been. In the United States alone, there are more than sixty million survivors of sexual abuse, and of these, forty million survivors are under the age of 13. Children remain the silent majority of childhood sexual abuse and the time is long overdue to support these victims/survivors. Although recent media attention to this topic suggests childhood sexual abuse…..
Welcome. My name is Dr. Deborah Inman, author of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Believing Victims and Supporting Survivors. Thanks for visiting my blog about my new book. The topic is important and time sensitive. I’ll be using this blog to interact with you about my book, Childhood Sexual Abuse: Believing Victims and Supporting Survivors, expanding on some of the topics, building a community of support for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and demanding true justice for all victims. Every day it…..