Posted on 02/16/2011 1:18:11 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) will reveal that he was a victim of sexual abuse as a child during an interview set to air on Sunday.
Brown, in an interview previewing his forthcoming book, told "60 Minutes" that he suffered sexual abuse "several times" by a camp counselor when he was 10 years old, and was the victim of physical abuse by a stepfather.
Brown said in the interview, set to air Sunday on CBS, that he hadn't even told his mother about the sexual abuse.
Thats what happens when youre a victim. Youre embarrassed. Youre hurt, he said, adding that he was threatened by his assailant. He said If you tell anybody
Ill kill you. I will make sure that nobody believes you.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Why would anybody “out” anybody as a victim of sexual abuse? That doesn’t make any sense.
A real man with a sense of moral personal privacy would keep his yap shut about this.
Leni
“No, you just report it.”
Agreed in the case of crimes against adults. I disagree when it comes to crimes against children.
There is heap mucho intimidation, psychological issues, secrecy defenses, and deliberate attempts to forget on the behalf of children as they try to deal with sexual abuse. It seems that most if not all feel as though THEY have done something wrong, have a great deal of shame, and don’t know what to do with it. “Telling” seems to be the last thing they are willing to do.
When, as adults, they hopefully eventually sort things out, they have to deal with:
1. Who would believe them?
2. What good would it do?
3. Do they really want everyone to know this happened to them?
All of which is relied upon by their abusers.
Now, as to waiting until 60 Minutes before you tell your own mother, if that is the case, I’ll agree with you.
...by a camp counselor when he was 10 years old, and was the victim of physical abuse by a stepfather.So, Scott -- NAMBLA, are you in or out?
Having a RINO “serve” us is worse than having a ‘Rat. Counting on their vote is always and iffy thing, and they let us down at the worst possible times.
I do find it interesting that Brown admits to having a mental disorder in front of the entire country.
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