Last week former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. 45 separate times he abused the trust of young boys–and their parents–who looked up to him and counted on him for guidance and protection. That same day a Catholic monsignor in Philadelphia was convicted of covering up sexual abuse by priests of the young altar boys entrusted to the Church’s leadership and care.
So perhaps it’s no great revelation now that not just women become victims of sexual violence. This is the fourth post in my Voice of Violence blog series but the first one authored by a male victim. My friend, whom I’ll call Justin, had just lost his father at age 11. Sexual predators seek out victims who are vulnerable, and as a lost and suddenly-fatherless young man, Justin fit that category perfectly. His perpetrators pounced.
What struck me about Justin’s story is…
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One Mans Opinion 
Hi Scott, it was through forgiveness that I was also able to move on and it was Jesus who healed me, yes the scars remain in other words I remember but there is no pain, my story and poem …
Christian Love Anne.