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@SurvivorNetwork Took me 43 years to mention it to authority .Luckily the police. Know it happened .Always spoken to family about it
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@SurvivorNetwork Thanks for sharing my story. Bigger-picture aspect of it here: Institutionalized rape culture: http://t.co/6i5hBzlREz