Erin Merryn

AN UNIMAGINABLE ACT

November 5th was the release of my third book AN UNIMAGINABLE ACT I had an excellent book launch in New York City where I went on FOX news and MSNBC. You can read excerpts from the book posted on Katie Couric’s Website here. This book is much more then just a book about my abuse […]


An Unimaginable Act

I begin my third book: An Unimaginable Act with the introduction describing the worst day of my life at just the tender age of 6 weeks shy of my 7th birthday. Details of that day that have never been made public before. Details I have only ever shared with a therapist, my husband, and editor […]


Do not let the Sun go Down while you are still Angry

I remember looking up into this man’s face and could not understand why he was smiling by causing me so much pain as I cried begging him to stop.  The innocent 7 year old that I was could not make sense of it. Raping me once was not enough he continued to torture me and […]


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 […]


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’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, […]



Goodbye 2012 Hello 2013

It has been such an amazing year and I wouldn’t want to say goodbye to 2012 unless 2013 is going to be just as exciting.In 2012 I became an aunt, was named Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year and was honored in Carnegie Hall in front of 3,000 people and mingled with celebrities all night long, […]


Glamour Woman of the Year Awards

Glamour Woman of the Year Video Erin Merryn Announced on TODAY show as Glamour Woman of the Year Chicago NBC 5 interview with Erin Merryn as Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year   After getting my hair and makeup done in a room with Olympic gold medalists from this summers Olympics it was off to […]



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