[BostonCard]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/breann...rt-me-too/

I honestly have no words in the face of her (and others’ stories), so I will post without comment.

BC

[BostonCard]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/breann...rt-me-too/

I honestly have no words in the face of her (and others’ stories), so I will post without comment.

BC

[Hurlburt88]

Thanks for posting.    No other words. 

[Hurlburt88]

Thanks for posting.    No other words. 

[martyup]

Sad story, but she is strong and seems to be coping and overcoming.

I have two young daughters.  My wife and I talk to our daughters about the dangers that lurk out there in the world.  Also, we never let them be in vulnerable situations.  We allow no sleep overs and no trips to public bathrooms without one of us with them.  We see it as our job to protect them from predators.

[martyup]

Sad story, but she is strong and seems to be coping and overcoming.

I have two young daughters.  My wife and I talk to our daughters about the dangers that lurk out there in the world.  Also, we never let them be in vulnerable situations.  We allow no sleep overs and no trips to public bathrooms without one of us with them.  We see it as our job to protect them from predators.

[Card Fan in OR]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/breann...rt-me-too/

I honestly have no words in the face of her (and others’ stories), so I will post without comment.

BC

I am in tears.

[Card Fan in OR]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/breann...rt-me-too/

I honestly have no words in the face of her (and others’ stories), so I will post without comment.

BC

I am in tears.

[2006alum]

Sad story, but she is strong and seems to be coping and overcoming.

I have two young daughters.  My wife and I talk to our daughters about the dangers that lurk out there in the world.  Also, we never let them be in vulnerable situations.  We allow no sleep overs and no trips to public bathrooms without one of us with them.  We see it as our job to protect them from predators.

It is obviously important to be cautious and thoughtful about who your daughters interact with, but unfortunately many cases of abuse occur with a relative or otherwise known and trusted person, just like in Stewart's case. That's part of what's so hard about a lot of child sexual abuse - the perpetrator is *not* a random person but in fact someone no one would ever have suspected, which is what creates a situation where abuse is able to take place undetected. [Edited to add:] According to the National Institute of Justice, 3 out of 4 adolescents who have been sexually assaulted were victimized by someone they knew well.

It's terrible to hear about this and I commend her for having the courage to share her story. The power of the #metoo movement is that it will hopefully empower victims to come forward at the first sign of trouble so that years of repeated abuse are not tacitly tolerated due to assumptions about whose word will be believed or about the consequences of coming forward. It's no coincidence that all of these cases have in common power differentials (in age, money, status, reputation) between the victim and the perpetrator - that's the leverage they have to think they can get away with it.

[2006alum]

Sad story, but she is strong and seems to be coping and overcoming.

I have two young daughters.  My wife and I talk to our daughters about the dangers that lurk out there in the world.  Also, we never let them be in vulnerable situations.  We allow no sleep overs and no trips to public bathrooms without one of us with them.  We see it as our job to protect them from predators.

It is obviously important to be cautious and thoughtful about who your daughters interact with, but unfortunately many cases of abuse occur with a relative or otherwise known and trusted person, just like in Stewart's case. That's part of what's so hard about a lot of child sexual abuse - the perpetrator is *not* a random person but in fact someone no one would ever have suspected, which is what creates a situation where abuse is able to take place undetected. [Edited to add:] According to the National Institute of Justice, 3 out of 4 adolescents who have been sexually assaulted were victimized by someone they knew well.

It's terrible to hear about this and I commend her for having the courage to share her story. The power of the #metoo movement is that it will hopefully empower victims to come forward at the first sign of trouble so that years of repeated abuse are not tacitly tolerated due to assumptions about whose word will be believed or about the consequences of coming forward. It's no coincidence that all of these cases have in common power differentials (in age, money, status, reputation) between the victim and the perpetrator - that's the leverage they have to think they can get away with it.