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As a female and an Army veteran, I witnessed firsthand the egregious and too often horrific SA atrocities against female soldiers play out firsthand often and almost every time with Little or no punishment against the male soldier and victim blaming the females no justice no change just swept under the rug for the good old boys club! Too much catastrophic un reversible, lifelong damage has been caused to these women… we can no longer stay silent!
I had to report for a family member who was SA. I myself experience SA and never had the courage to tell anyone or report it. Thanks to the bravery and trust from that family member I was able to stand up for them as well as myself.
SA has destroyed minds, hearts, livelihoods, marriages, and lives. When the stone of sexual assault is thrown into the water, the ripples reach far and wide.
My sweet daughter was assaulted.
As a victim of childhood SA at the hand of my own bio father and at the hand of a male cousin, I am passionate about justice for victims, especially children who grow up with suppressed memory and find themselves processing the pain as an adult. I was afraid to tell anyone about my dad because I was afraid my mom, who was divorced from him, would k1ll him. I now know Mom was never violent and would have pressed charges and tenaciously went after him until he was in prison so maybe my sister and cousins would have been safe from him. I did tell my cousin's sister, whose house I was staying at, but she didn't believe me and said there was no way he would do that. I found out last year that he also SA'd by 1st cousin around the same time. This was all back in the 70s so the statute of limitations is gone. My dad has passed away, and my sisters and cousins made sure to speak up so he was no longer allowed around our side of the family, but his new wife's family didn't believe us so I can only hope he didn't hurt any of their children. My cousin is still free and thinks he got away with it, but God will be the ultimate judge, and I pray he repents for his heinous actions toward us. The statute of limitations on SA and trafficking is absolutely antiquated and should be reconsidered and eliminated for the protection of others who are vulnerable to the perpetrators. Thank you for reading about my experience.
I experienced SA twice by two different males. One was a college football star. There needs to be more support for SA survivors. I felt like if I would have come forward everyone would have thought I was crazy and trying to end his football career. I wish I would have done something about it.
I'm signing because as an SA child victim, I understand how an assault can change the trajectory of a life . Children do not lie about sa. My personality changed from a happy child to an fearful, anxious child who grew into an adult with trust issues. At 6 years old, I always felt that I was to blame for what happened. Baby Lamb deserves justice as well as those who covered up the crime
Speaking from experience, not having justice ruins your life. 30 years ago and stories like this make me relive it every day! Justice is imperative to live a happy, healthy life
I'm a CSA survivor from a family member. No one believed me till after I was married and found a cousin that was also. As we got older found many others were CSA survivors in our family. In time, it all comes out anyway. It's best for everyone that it comes out before there are more victims.