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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 […]
“Screams only I can hear, a face only I can see, pain only I can feel, tears only I can taste, a day only I will never forget.”
As I was being driven back to the airport last April after one of my many spring events the director of the agency asked me if it is hard after I am done giving the speech. When I am no longer standing in front of an audience and I am alone. Does bringing it all […]
Michigan on track to become fifth state to pass Erin’s Law
This video shows Erin Merryn speaking to Kalamazoo news channel 3 on Erin’s Law. It then shows Erin testifying to Senate members on Erin’s Law. A meeting with the Governor happened and then the Senate all voted in support of the law. Michigan is on track to be the 5th state to sign Erin’s Law. […]
Michigan Senate Passes Erin’s Law
Yesterday I testified before Michigan Senate and Erin’s law was passed by all. Another state on the board as it moves to the House in Michigan. Testifying in Michigan yesterday. I read an entire out of my diary where I kept my abuse a secret. I did a live interview in the morning with Kalamazoo […]
