NEW YORK
Glens Falls Post-Star
Sexual abuse strikes deeply at children’s sense of the world and themselves, and can warp their personalities for the rest of their lives.
Many people endure these horrible attacks, usually at the hands of adults they know and trust, and many people find the strength to go on with constructive and, often, happy lives.
But that doesn’t mean victims of child sexual abuse talk about what happened to them, and if they do, it’s usually in the way of confiding in a spouse or sibling or best friend. Few have the confidence and resilience to come out in public and name and shame their accusers.
Because of the stigma of sexual abuse and because of the great interest society has in stopping abusers, New York should afford child victims every opportunity to have their accusers charged.
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