UNITED KINGDOM
Eastbourne Herald
With the increase in historic child abuse cases and in light of the Jimmy Savile affair and Church of England sex scandal, an Eastbourne support group is urging victims to speak out.
The Eastbourne Survivors Group says since the news broke about the Savile allegations and revelations of local sex abuse scandals, such issues cannot be ignored any longer.
Judy Pass from the group said, “It must have been my fault – I let it happen, maybe if I keep quiet I will be able to forget about it, pretend it never happened. Children who have been abused tell themselves these things because more often than not it is easier than admitting what is or what has happened.
“The difficulty that adults who were abused as children experience in trying to overcome their traumatic and disturbing past is even less talked about. People abused as children often end up living with a dark secret, filled with anger, mistrust, shame and guilt. It has for many been really difficult to get help – that is if they even realise that they can be helped.
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