OREGON
KPTV
[with video]
EUGENE, OR (KPTV) –
She survived years of sex abuse at the hand of her priest, prompting her to file a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Portland.
Carolee Horning has tried to remain out of the spotlight throughout it all over the years, keeping the details of what happened to her private.
But now, she’s deciding to share her personal struggle with FOX 12 as part of an investigative series shedding light on the issue of child sex abuse in Oregon.
“I used to say, when I talked about him, there was this blackness over my soul,” Horning said.
For 20 years she kept his secret, manipulated by her spiritual mentor.
“It started when I was a teen. Nobody knew,” she said. “But you contribute to the problem when you shut it out. It’s happening to someone right now,” said Horning.
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