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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 […]
I Never did it for Recognition
You are looking at an image of several awards I have received for my mission in protecting children through Erin’s Law. From the pens Governor’s have signed Erin’s Law with, to the big orange metal with my name engraved in metal that says, “Erin Merryn Glamour Woman of the Year.” The key to the […]
Erin on Katie Couric
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, […]
A January day in 1992
I had no idea what I was in for that January day 21 years ago. The day I thought he was going to kill me. I looked just like this weeks shy of my 7th birthday playing with two dolls when I looked up and there he was. Fear consumed me. I clutched the […]
What are you waiting for?
Erin Merryn is on a tireless crusade to get Erin’s Law passed in all 50 states. Support her mission and get this video seen by more then 1 million viewers. Bring awareness to childhood sexual abuse. Erin Merryn is the author of Stolen Innocence and Living for Today and the force behind Erin’s Law being […]
