here is a powerful investigative article about sexual abuse in amish families. it's not an easy topic to read about, but i think it needs to be heard. sexual abuse is one of my passions, and it's found in every kind of family...
posted by amy @ 12/28/2004 09:55:00 PM
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From Karen's Verbatim blog:
"Our school system presents an excellent program to help children avoid assault and abduction. Most parents' #1 fear is that their child will be abducted by a stranger. Statistically, this happens so infrequently that the numbers are almost negligible. (In 1999, 115 children were abducted by strangers.) When it does happen, it makes front-page news because it's such an unimaginably horrific crime. But what parents don't worry about enough is molestation by people their kids know, either relatives or neighbors or friends or babysitters or teachers. In 2000, 879,000 children were victims of neglect or abuse. And known perpetrators account for nearly 90% of all sexual molestation of kids..."
Link: http://verbatim.blogs.com/
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