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" Cheryl Burke has confessed that she was repeatedly molested as a child.  In an excerpt of her autobiography Dancing Lessons published by People, the Dancing With The Stars pro revealed how a retired mailman who was also a friend of her family began sexually abusing her when she was only 5 years old.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m telling my story. They&amp;#039;re not secrets. There&amp;#039;s no shame,&amp;quot; she wrote. &amp;quot;If I can help just one person, that&amp;#039;s all that matters.&amp;quot; Burke also explained that she felt confused after the experience when she was called upon to testify against the man.  &amp;quot;I felt guilty for wanting his love and affection. [Testifying was] the hardest thing I&amp;#039;ve ever done,&amp;quot; she recalled. &amp;quot;I saw his face and lawyers were asking me these questions and I was like, &amp;#039;What am I doing? Did he even do anything wrong?&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Burke&amp;#039;s testimony eventually led the abuser to be sentenced to 20 years in prison. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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