Priest abuse victims detail lifetime of trauma and broken trust

HARRISBURG (PA)
CNN

August 16, 2018

By Holly Yan

It’s been 70 years since Robert says he was sexually abused by a priest. And in the decades since, his wife and family suffered every day.

“I couldn’t show any affection with my wife,” said Robert, now 83. “My children, I couldn’t hold or hug.”

This is the kind of lifelong trauma endured by hundreds of victims at the hands of Pennsylvania priests.

Robert has been waiting seven decades for priests to be held accountable.

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