Erin
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 […]
Forgiving does not mean forget
She stands before the mirror and you appear An image that makes her tremble with fear Fighting back the tears Knowing what she has held onto all these years She was just a little girl wanting to play Until he entered the room and took her innocence away. Tears rolled down her young face When […]
