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Getting Married in 4 Days!
I can’t believe how much my life is about to change. In just four days my father will walk me down the aisle in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at an outdoor wedding. For the longest time this didn’t seem possible for me. My innocence was killed, my trust was taken, and my voice was silenced. I […]
Erin’s Law Passes New York State Senate: The Conversation: glamour.com
Erin’s Law Passes New York State Senate: The Conversation: glamour.com.
Erin Merryn Fights for Law to Help Child Sexual Assault Victims
(People Magazine) – Erin Merryn was just six years old when she was sexually abused by a male neighbor. She was too scared to tell anyone. “He kept telling me, ‘No one will believe you,’ ” says Merryn, 28, of Schaumburg, Ill. The abuse didn’t stop until her family moved when she was 8 ½ […]
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Advocate pitches ‘Erin’s Law’ on sex-abuse education
JACKSON Miss (USA TODAY) — A woman who was sexually abused as a child is on a 50-state mission to urge lawmakers to make education about child sex abuse part of schools’ curriculum. For 2½ years beginning at age 6, a neighbor raped Erin Merryn, now 27, of Schaumburg, Ill. A teenage cousin started molesting […]
Erin’s Law to mandate sexual abuse curriculum in Illinois public schools
EVANSTON IN (The Daily Northwestern) – Three years ago, Erin Merryn quit her job to try to pass a law that legislators told her no one would touch: child sexual assault. Today, Erin’s Law has been passed in five states and is spreading quickly around the county. Gov. Pat Quinn signed House Bill 6193, or Erin’s Law, […]
Lawmakers push for sexual abuse education as senator reveals past abuse
WLOX.com – The News for South Mississippi When Erin Merryn was 6 years old, she never thought what happened to her then, would bring her to the Mississippi. “I used to carry so much shame about this. I never wanted to talk about it. It was a dirty uncomfortable topic,” said Merryn. Until age eight, […]
Bill aims to put sexual abuse education in public schools
MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – When it comes to sexual abuse and children, Mississippi lawmakers will soon be making a decision on how to combat the problem. It’s known as “Erin’s Law,” and has already been adopted in a handful of other states. Now, Democratic representative Tom Miles says it’s […]
Law aims to increase education training, spot sexual abuse
LANSING, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Governor Snyder has signed a bill into law to increase education and training in schools in hopes of preventing children from being sexually abused. It’s called Erin’s Law, named after Erin Merryn who was sexually abused as a child. She has been pushing for legislation like this across the country […]
Snyder signs Erin’s Law to fight child sexual abuse
(UPNORTHLIVE ABC29/8 TV NEWS) LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed Erin’s Law to strengthen protections against the sexual abuse of children. The legislation is named in honor of Erin Merryn, a woman from Schaumburg, Ill. who was sexually abused as a child and now campaigns nationally for increased education and protections. The bills allow […]
