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Post by fridaycat on May 19, 2021 1:09:55 GMT
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tincin
Drama Llama
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Post by tincin on May 19, 2021 1:35:37 GMT
I wish I could say I was surprised but I think this is far more common that most people think it is.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 19, 2021 1:35:58 GMT
Family values....
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Post by scrapbookwriter on May 19, 2021 2:29:30 GMT
This section was particularly heartbreaking to me:
"The prosecutor’s office said Athens County Children Services received multiple reports of sexual abuse in the Bellar home between 2017 and 2020, but no formal action was ever taken.
“There was an absolute systematic failure in handling these accusations,” Prosecuting Attorney Keller Blackburn said. “Serah was turned away by authorities every time she tried to report this abuse. Fearing for her continued safety, she left the state and was victimized again by those who she thought were helping her.”
This girl was brave enough to go to the authorities but received no help. She couldn't escape until she ran away. Then she was victimized again.
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Post by bc2ca on May 19, 2021 4:30:59 GMT
"Including Serah, Deborah and Robert have 18 children together." How many more of the 18 are abusers and victims?  |
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Post by Lexica on May 19, 2021 7:43:06 GMT
This sickens me. I'm sure 18 children are a lot to deal with, but you don't cover for the ones committing crimes against your other children. I hope the parents receive stiff penalties for not protecting their daughters. Or possibly their sons, who could be abuse victims as well.
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Post by Really Red on May 19, 2021 13:22:30 GMT
What an incredibly brave young woman. She is amazing
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Post by birukitty on May 19, 2021 20:25:52 GMT
This section was particularly heartbreaking to me: "The prosecutor’s office said Athens County Children Services received multiple reports of sexual abuse in the Bellar home between 2017 and 2020, but no formal action was ever taken. “There was an absolute systematic failure in handling these accusations,” Prosecuting Attorney Keller Blackburn said. “Serah was turned away by authorities every time she tried to report this abuse. Fearing for her continued safety, she left the state and was victimized again by those who she thought were helping her.” This girl was brave enough to go to the authorities but received no help. She couldn't escape until she ran away. Then she was victimized again. I agree 100% with you. It also makes me very angry. This poor girl tried to find help where she was supposed to and was failed again and again. The Athens County Children Services needs to be investigated and those that failed to act need to have their licenses taken away for good. I know agencies like these are strapped for money and overcome with cases but this failure shouldn't have happened once, much less over and over again! |
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Post by pancakes on May 20, 2021 13:15:59 GMT
Do you think there’s something to “creating” sexual predators by the way the kids were raised?
There is no excuse for sexual abuse. I do wonder, though, if growing up in a household that doesn’t talk about sex, buries it under the rug, and says it’s shameful drives the kids to experiment. And they end up abusing the people they have the easiest access to, if that makes any sense.
Had they grown up in a healthier, tolerant household, would they have been abusers?
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Post by malibou on May 20, 2021 15:25:32 GMT
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 20, 2021 15:36:49 GMT
Sorry, I can't seem to copy any text today. This is piece about the "Duggar cult" when the members are told their bodies do not belong to them but to God who allows the abuses to happen. How they are inciting the assaults and must confess! www.rawstory.com/duggar-advanced-training-institute/ |
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