Category: Sexual Abuse

It was an ordinary day for Alison when she answered a knock on the door. A young man, Simon, was on the doorstep and asked her for a glass of water and if he could use her toilet. Knowing Simon as a young man from the neighbourhood, Alison let him inside. After gaining access to […]

A teenage victim and her family have thanked the Essex Restorative and Mediation Service for its support after a man convicted of sexual offences against her wrote to her to apologise. In a letter to the Service, the girls’ father said: “Thank you to facilitators for their kindness and patience. You really made a difference!” […]

A brave grandmother has found peace after facing her father in prison, 40 years after he repeatedly abused her as a child. Having spent her childhood, teenage years and adulthood suffering with anxiety and feeling she had to “play happy families” while keeping the abuse a secret, the now 53-year-old says she finally feels free. […]