There are things in life that are difficult to do for the younger generation, and often are just as difficult for adults to do.
One of those things is coming forward after a sexual assault. The emotional trama involved in dealing with the degrading abuses committed by someone can often be overwhelming on it's own- without having to add in the nessassary but painful acknowledgement to others about the abuse, the legal proceedings that often follow, and all that that includes, such as testifing and facing the perpatraitor of the abuse. So when victims gather the strength not only to come forward but to do so without the cloak of anominity- it's not only impressive, it's a incredible example to other victims that the shame belongs on the abuser, not the abused.
Taylor Johnson is 15, no longer attends public school and is estranged from most of his friends. He can't get a good night's sleep without medication, and for years was too terrified to play baseball again.
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One of those things is coming forward after a sexual assault. The emotional trama involved in dealing with the degrading abuses committed by someone can often be overwhelming on it's own- without having to add in the nessassary but painful acknowledgement to others about the abuse, the legal proceedings that often follow, and all that that includes, such as testifing and facing the perpatraitor of the abuse. So when victims gather the strength not only to come forward but to do so without the cloak of anominity- it's not only impressive, it's a incredible example to other victims that the shame belongs on the abuser, not the abused.
Taylor Johnson is 15, no longer attends public school and is estranged from most of his friends. He can't get a good night's sleep without medication, and for years was too terrified to play baseball again.
His former coach in Redmond, Christopher Stefanik, was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison for sexually abusing or taking explicit photos of four boys. Johnson was in court, along with two of Stefanik's other victims and their families, to tell their abuser how he shattered their lives — and to inspire more of his victims to come forward.
"We're not ashamed of what happened to us. It wasn't our choice," said Reilly Johnson, 20, Taylor's brother. "Other victims should not be afraid."
Stefanik, 37, pleaded guilty in March to 10 felonies: second-degree child rape, three counts of second-degree child molestation, three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of possessing child pornography.
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