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The Penn Affirm sex abuse scandal has drawn important national attention, but victims and advocates are working to glisten light on the local reality of child abuse.
Zoie Brown is one such injured party, and she launched her website, Victims Get Vocal, last month to encourage others to share their stories and level them to the help they need.
The Child Abuse Listening and Mediation Center also launched the “I Will Not Be Mute Campaign,” this month to encourage community members to gage to speak up if they witness or suspect abuse.
Zoie, 19, said her papa drugged her and sexually and emotionally abused her from the time she was 11 to 14. He was also found responsible in a 2009 adoption fraud case for which he served under two years in hoosegow.
In the years after she came forward, she struggled with problems of addiction and eating disorders. She only reached the solidity she has today after extensive therapy, she said.
Source: The Daily Sound