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By Zachary Comeau
Daily News Staff
Barbara Hansen waited 40 years to tell her story of sexual assault and violence, but is now doing so on a global scale.
The Milford author of “Listen to the Cry of the Child: The Deafening Silence of Sexual Abuse,” now speaks about sexual abuse at the hands of her grandfather and later a pastor at a religious camp, all of which is detailed in her book.
Since 1999, Hansen has gone public about her story, which she kept under wraps for almost 40 years.
Just recently, she appeared on “The Dr. Oz Show” alongside 19 other victims of sexual and domestic violence.
The episode is scheduled to be aired Dec. 13, but Hansen has been telling her story in hopes that it will inspire others to eradicate the abuse in their lives.
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