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Tag Archives: Child Victims Act
On the Child Victims Act
This morning, Wisconsin State Representatives Chris Taylor and Melissa Sargent and State Senator Lena Taylor introduced two bills at a press conference at the State Capitol. The first was the Child Victims Act, which eliminates the statute of limitations … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, adult survivor, alcohol, bipartisan support, child sex abuse, child sexual assault, Child Victims Act, Chris Taylor, civil suits, clergy, compassion, drugs, emotions, exemptions, flashbacks, helping professions, innocence, Legislature, male survivors, mandatory reporters, Melissa Sargent, recovery, secret, State Capitol, State Senator Lena Taylor, statute of limitations, suicide, survivors, trust, victims, Wisconsin State Representatives
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The Real Story of Assault
The way that America’s media and Americans’ attention span works it will likely be another couple or few weeks that everyone is fascinated by all the sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and child sex abuse stories popping up every day. Because … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Franken, America, assault, B list celebrities, Bill Cosby, celebrity culture, child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, Erin's Law, Harvey Weinstein, James Toback, Jerry Sandusky, Josh Duggar, journalists, Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, New York Times, President, R. Kelly, rape, reality television, rich and famous, Roman Polanski, Roy Moore, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stars, survivors, victims, Woody Allen
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Wrap Around the Capitol, 2016
I was invited to speak at Wrap Around the Capitol, an annual event sponsored by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This is what I chose to say: Thank you to WCASA for sponsoring this … Continue reading
Paths to Healing Press Release (2014)
For the second consecutive year several Wisconsin organizations have partnered to put together a one-day conference on surviving childhood sex abuse that will be held this year from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison on Thursday, June … Continue reading
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Tagged "Boys and Men Healing", 1in6, advocacy, Angie Rehling, Brian WIld, Callen Harty, Canopy Center, child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, Dane County Executive Joseph Parisi, Dr. David Lisak, Dr. Gayle Reed, healing, interpersonal violence, Kelly Anderson, Lucy McLellan, Madison WI, male survivors, Michelle Ayres, OutReach, Owen Karcher, Paths to Healing, Peter Fiala, Proud Theater, Rainbow Marifrog, Rape Crisis Center, Senator Julie Lassa, sexual assault, Sheraton Hotel, Solidarity with Child Sex Abuse Victims/Survivors, survival, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
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Through the Darkness Lightly
After 24 years of sobriety my days of heavy drinking seem like a distant blur and somewhat unreal in certain ways. I spent about eleven years of my life in a pretty much constant drunken haze, self-medicating, hiding, creating masks. … Continue reading
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Tagged addictive personality, alcohol, alcoholism, child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, depression, drugs, drunk, empathy, faith, forgiveness, innocence, Jesus, lessons, male survivors, masks, molestation, paranoia, rape, self-medication, self-revelation, sexual abuse, sobriety, suicide, survival, thankfulness
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Testimony on SB 345
Note: Wisconsin Senate Bill 345, otherwise known as the Child Victims Act, was introduced in December of 2011. It removes the statute of limitations on bringing damages against a perpetrator of child sexual abuse. Current Wisconsin law precludes a victim/survivor from … Continue reading
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Tagged child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, Invisible Boy, PTSD, recovery, Senate Bill 345, survivor, victim, Wisconsin Senate
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