Receiving external validation is a big helper in moving past the secrecy, shame and guilt almost always felt by victims of sexual abuse.
“There is enormous power in stating expressly what you want to criminalise, because that in itself provides an educative function, that in itself empowers victims to be able to say that specific behavior, that specific action is unacceptable and is against the law.”
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