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Schaumburg woman among Glamour’s Women of the Year
(DAILY HERALD) SCHAUMBURG IL – Talk about being in some esteemed company. Schaumburg’s Erin Merryn, whose mission to educate children about sexual abuse has been gaining nationwide momentum, will join the likes of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, actress Selena Gomez and “Girls” creator and star Lena Dunham as recipients of Glamour magazine’s […]
Glamour Magazine: Women of the Year 2012: Erin Merryn: The Guardian Angel
(GLAMOUR MAGAZINE) N.Y. CITY – Erin Merryn is a Woman of the year because she’s taken her personal crusade and turned it into a public one. So many children will be protected because of her.” – TV host Katie Couric, 1992, 2002 and 2006 Woman of the Year “I’m really scared,” reads a passage from […]
Germantown native and Oakland University women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis reveals childhood sexual abuse (video)
(DAILY FREEMAN) KINGSTON N.Y. – Beckie Francis, a Germantown, N.Y., native and the women’s basketball coach at Oakland University, has revealed that she’s the survivor of childhood sexual abuse. In an Associated Press story this week, Francis said her now-deceased father sexually abused her from the age of 4 until the seventh grade. “It irritates […]
USA Today: Oakland coach breaks silence about sexual abuse
(USA TODAY) ROCHESTER, MICH (AP) — Beckie Francis remembers sitting on her couch last year, staring in amazement as she watched Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts reveal on TV that he was a survivor of sexual abuse. Francis turned to her husband and told him she could do the same thing. The women’s basketball coach […]
OU coach Beckie Francis speaking out about being sexually abused
Fox 2 News Headlines (FOX2-TV) ROCHESTER, MICH. – Oakland University women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis is breaking her silence and speaking out about her years of sexual abuse. She’s hoping her story helps other victims find their voice. “There are certain flashbacks and scenes that come back over and over and over,” said Francis. For […]
Beckie Francis: Oakland U coach breaks silence about sexual abuse
(THE WASHINGTON TIMES) ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Beckie Francis remembers sitting on her couch last year, staring in amazement as she watched Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts reveal on TV that he was a survivor of sexual abuse. Francis turned to her husband and told him she could do the same thing. The women’s basketball […]
Beckie Francis, Oakland University Basketball Coach, Breaks Silence About Sexual Abuse
(HUFFINGTON POST) ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Beckie Francis remembers sitting on her couch last year, staring in amazement as she watched Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts reveal on TV that he was a survivor of sexual abuse. Francis turned to her husband and told him she could do the same thing. The women’s basketball coach […]
ESPN: Beckie Francis: I was abused by dad
(ESPN) ROCHESTER MICH. (AP) — Beckie Francis remembers sitting on her couch last year, staring in amazement as she watched Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts reveal on TV that he was a survivor of sexual abuse. Francis turned to her husband and told him she could do the same thing. The women’s basketball coach at […]
‘Erin’s Law’ clears Senate despite concerns about adding an unfunded mandate on schools
(MICHIGAN LIVE) LANSING, MI – “Erin’s Law,” a package of bills aimed at teaching children how to protect themselves against sexual abuse, is headed to the state House after being unanimously approved in the Senate. But there was some concern that the bills would add another unfunded mandate on the backs of local districts. Senate […]
NY Senate passes Erin’s Law
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