SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville News
Donna Isbell Walker, diwalker@greenvillenews.com February 12, 2015
Hope, survival and justice were the themes of Thursday’s Julie Valentine Luncheon.
Two victims of sexual abuse shared their stories at the annual fundraiser for Julie Valentine Center’s sexual assault- and child abuse-prevention programs, and their prevailing message was that victims should never shoulder the blame for their abusers’ actions.
Jim Clemente, a retired FBI profiler, recounted his ordeal of teen sex abuse at a church camp, and his mission to educate parents and children that predators most often are outwardly “nice” people who prey on vulnerable kids.
Jen Bicha told her story of years of rapes by her older brother and the search for healing that ended with her brother’s conviction and prison sentence.
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