My goal in going public was not to put my extended family to shame, or to get back at Brian for abusing my sister and me; rather, my mission was to give a face and voice to an epidemic that society stays hushed about.
Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
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