The Abuse Of Innocence

Author : Paul Eberle
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781615925131

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The Abuse of Innocence by Paul Eberle Pdf

On August 12, 1983, Judy Johnson called the police and told them her two-year-old son had been sexually abused at Virginia McMartin''s Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California. Mrs. Johnson accused a teacher, Raymond Buckey. After searching the school and the homes of the owners and teachers, police distributed a letter to parents of children attending the McMartin Preschool urging them to ask their children if they had witnessed any acts of sexual molestation by Buckey. The result was mass hysteria.Although the children denied being molested or witnessing any molestations, the D.A.''s office began sending them to a private clinic to be interviewed by "evaluators" and examined by pediatricians. Parents were then informed that every child who had attended the McMartin Preschool had been sexually abused, which led to charges being filed against Virginia McMartin, Peggy McMartin Buckey, Raymond and Peggy Ann Buckey and three other teachers at the school. During the hearings, children described how teachers had raped them, forced them to engage in satanic rituals, and slaughtered animals before their eyes. The ensuing trial triggered a nationwide epidemic of child sexual abuse cases with allegations of infants being raped by devil worshippers and of blood sacrifices. The McMartin trial itself clogged the courts for over seven years and cost taxpayers over sixteen million dollars.None of the allegations were true. Investigative journalists Paul and Shirley Eberle witnessed the McMartin Trial and uncovered stunning amounts of prosecutorial misconduct, all revealed in this disturbing book.

Author : Erin Merryn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780757399541

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Stolen Innocence by Erin Merryn Pdf

Eleven-year-old Erin Merryn's life was transformed on the night she was sexually abused by her cousin, someone she loved and trusted. As the abuse continued, and as she was forced to see her abuser over and over again in social situations, she struggled with self-doubt, panic attacks, nightmares and the weight of whether or not to tell her terrible secret. It wasn't until a traumatic series of events showed her the cost of silence that she chose to speak out-in the process destroying both her family and the last of her innocence. Through her personal diary, written during the years of her abuse, Erin Merryn shares her journey through pain and confusion to inner strength and, ultimately, forgiveness. Raw, powerful and unflinchingly honest, Stolen Innocence is the inspiring story of one girl's struggle to become a woman, and a bright light on the pain and devastation of abuse. Stolen Innocence is written with conviction and clarity. [Erin Merryn] doesn't hold back, and I respect her honesty and openness...By the end of the book, I thought I was reading passages from a much older adult than a high school senior. Erin has grown into a strong, wise, intelligent, perceptive, spiritual, caring adult." —Susan Reedquist, The Children's Advocacy Center

Author : Larry Wolff
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804782104

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Paolina's Innocence by Larry Wolff Pdf

In the summer of 1785, in the city of Venice, a wealthy 60-year-old man was arrested and accused of a scandalous offense: having sexual relations with the 8-year-old daughter of an impoverished laundress. Although the sexual abuse of children was probably not uncommon in early modern Europe, it is largely undocumented, and the concept of "child abuse" did not yet exist. The case of Paolina Lozaro and Gaetano Franceschini came before Venice's unusual blasphemy tribunal, the Bestemmia, which heard testimony from an entire neighborhood—from the parish priest to the madam of the local brothel. Paolina's Innocence considers Franceschini's conduct in the context of the libertinism of Casanova and also employs other prominent contemporaries—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Carlo Goldoni, Lorenzo Da Ponte, Cesare Beccaria, and the Marquis de Sade—as points of reference for understanding the case and broader issues of libertinism, sexual crime, childhood, and child abuse in the 18th century.

Author : Jean Renvoize
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781351868815

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Innocence Destroyed by Jean Renvoize Pdf

How common is child sexual abuse? How can victims and abusers best be treated? In Innocence Destroyed, originally published in 1993, Jean Renvoize uses interviews with victims and with experienced professionals, as well as new data from Britain, North America and Australia, to give a clear picture of the problem of child sexual abuse – its extent, its effects, and the most up-to-date recommendations for treating its victims and preventing its recurrence at the time. For those new to the subject, her book provides a readable account of a complex area, and for the more experienced worker it gives as invaluable overview of the findings of other professionals in the field.

Author : Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C.
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780804105859

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The Right to Innocence by Beverly Engel, M.F.C.C. Pdf

"A practical and powerful must-read book for all who have suffered childhood sexual abuse, their family members and loved ones, and for all mental health professionals." Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D. Author of MAKING PEACE WITH YOUR PARENTS As a trained therapist and sufferer of sexual abuse herself, Beverly Engel knows that there is probably no trauma a child can suffer that makes her or him feel more alone than sexual abuse. This helpful book offers hope for recovery with exercises, visualizations, and techniques that support you through a seven-step program, that will aid you in: facing the truth, releasing your anger, confronting those responsible with facts and feelings, forgiving yourself, and more healing advice and information.

Author : James Russell Kincaid
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0822321939

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Erotic Innocence by James Russell Kincaid Pdf

Explores the current preoccupation with child molesting and children's sexuality and the ways that this degree of fascination is itself suspect.

Author : Jenny Torres Sanchez
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781524737764

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The Fall of Innocence by Jenny Torres Sanchez Pdf

The Lovely Bones meets Thirteen Reasons Why in this gorgeous, haunting, and tragic novel that examines the crippling--and far-reaching--effects of one person's trauma on her family, her community, and herself. For the past eight years, sixteen-year-old Emilia DeJesus has done her best to move on from the traumatic attack she suffered in the woods behind her elementary school. She's forced down the memories--the feeling of the twigs cracking beneath her, choking on her own blood, unable to scream. Most of all, she's tried to forget about Jeremy Lance, the boy responsible, the boy who caused her such pain. Emilia believes that the crows who watched over her that day, who helped her survive, are still on her side, encouraging her to live fully. And with the love and support of her mother, brother, and her caring boyfriend, Emilia is doing just that. But when a startling discovery about her attacker's identity comes to light, and the memories of that day break through the mental box in which she'd shut them away, Emilia is forced to confront her new reality and make sense of shifting truths about her past, her family, and herself. A compulsively-readable tragedy that reminds us of the fragility of human nature. Praise for The Fall of Innocence * "Sanchez deftly shows the long-lasting impact of the assault. . . . An intimate and tragic look at how traumatic incidents affect individuals, their families, and others around them." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW * "Sanchez writes with stunning detail, showcasing the beauty that can be found in small moments, in family interactions, in nature, and in seemingly everyday objects. . . and illustrates how a trauma like Emilia's has widespread effects." --School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW * "It is hard to imagine a more beautifully told, more moving, or more authentic story of one family’s journey through unbearable pain." --VOYA, STARRED REVIEW "Beautifully written but ineffably sad, Emilia's story is a case study of trauma and its aftermath." --BCCB "Emilia's inner world both captivates and devastates." --Publishers Weekly "Internal and contemplative, [this novel's] haunting quality lingers." --Booklist

Author : Dean Tong
Publisher : Vital Issue Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : 1563841908

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Elusive Innocence by Dean Tong Pdf

With the rise in divorce and child custody battles, child abuse charges have become a weapon of choice, often times false, and it is these accusations that are tearing apart lives, affecting all involved. The Child Welfare system supposedly designed to help children is actually helping children to destroy their lives. This book affords those falsely accused and their defence attorneys, who often find themselves in a 3-ring circus...juvenile, family and/or criminal courts, a vehicle for countering and defeating abuse allegations. The book is a life jacket for the falsely accused parent and inexperienced attorney. Dean Tong is an internationally known forensic consultant on related child abuse, domestic violence and child custody cases.

Author : Madeleine Vibert,Toni Maguire
Publisher : Random House
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473529441

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They Stole My Innocence by Madeleine Vibert,Toni Maguire Pdf

'Lying in the prison of my bed, his dark silhouette closes in, a pillow in his hands. My throat tightens in fear...’ At the tender age of five, Madeleine was living a daily nightmare. In a dark, grey building on Jersey, she was just another orphan, defenceless and alone. She was also an easy target. Unbeknownst to the outside world, the care home manager was abusing her, using her like she was his toy. “Say nothing, no one will believe a nasty little kid like you,” he’d whisper. Terrified, Madeleine would keep quiet. And, worse still, the home was selling the children to men who would inflict on them the worst possible abuse. No one cared. This is Madeleine’s heart-breaking story and her fight to survive.

Author : N. M. Wallace
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1500839892

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Abused by N. M. Wallace Pdf

N. M. Wallace was a generally happy child. Her family was poor, but they got by. Her childhood was marred, however, by her mother's suffering at the hands of an emotionally and physically abusive partner. She had no intention of falling into the same trap as her mother, who only escaped when her youngest son was twelve. Yet years later, Wallace would find herself the victim of emotional, physical, and psychological torture at the hands of a man who should have been a trusted life partner. Abused is Wallace's story, a cautionary tale of the horrors of abuse and the role religion played in both enabling her torture and ultimately setting her free. Far from preventing violence, church attendance gave her abuser cover from which to operate. Yet Wallace believes that without God's intercession, she would have ended life in either an asylum or the grave. And if her faith saved her, it was her mother's own firm convictions in the face of constant abuse that inspired her. A remarkable story of breaking the cycle of domestic abuse, Wallace's story offers a simple, powerful message to victims of abuse: get out now, while you still can.

Author : Joseph E. Davis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0226137805

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Accounts of Innocence by Joseph E. Davis Pdf

Since a new sensitivity and orientation to victims of injustice arose in the 1960s, categories of victimization have proliferated. Large numbers of people are now characterized and characterize themselves as sufferers of psychological injury caused by the actions of others. In contrast with the familiar critiques of victim culture, Accounts of Innocence offers a new and empirically rich perspective on the question of why we now place such psychological significance on victimization in people's lives. Focusing on the case of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Joseph E. Davis shows how the idea of innocence shaped the emergence of trauma psychology and continues to inform accounts of the past (and hopes for the future) in therapy with survivor clients. His findings shed new light on the ongoing debate over recovered memories of abuse. They challenge the notion that victim accounts are an evasion of personal responsibility. And they suggest important ways in which trauma psychology has had unintended and negative consequences for how victims see themselves and for how others relate to them. An important intervention in the study of victimization in our culture, Accounts of Innocence will interest scholars of clinical psychology, social work, and sociology, as well as therapists and victim activists.

Author : Paul Eberle,Shirley Eberle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015054074425

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The Abuse of Innocence by Paul Eberle,Shirley Eberle Pdf

The case of the teachers and administrator accused of child abuse at the McMartin Preschool is horrifying--whether the allegations were true or false, some people (children or adults) were terribly wronged. Reporters Eberle and Eberle were at the trial, and they see the accused as the victims. Quoting heavily from the transcripts (with substantial interjection of their own interpretation), they depict gross mishandling of the children's testimony by people trying to build a case where there was none. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Neil Weiner,Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1560323477

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Shattered Innocence by Neil Weiner,Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius Pdf

This guidebook is geared toward mental health professionals working with women who have been victims of sexual abuse. It provides the background necessary for understanding child abuse, and presents a four-stage theoretical model for therapeutic intervention. Detailed case studies are included.

Author : Sonya Sones
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062370334

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The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones Pdf

Poignant and chilling by turns, The Opposite of Innocent is award-winning author Sonya Sones’s most gripping novel in verse yet. It’s the story of a girl named Lily, who’s been crushing on a man named Luke, a friend of her parents, ever since she can remember. Luke has been away for two endless years, but he’s finally returning today. Lily was only twelve when he left. But now, at fourteen, she feels transformed. She can’t wait to see how Luke will react when he sees the new her. And when her mother tells her that Luke will be staying with them for a while, in the bedroom right next to hers, her heart nearly stops. Having Luke back is better than Lily could have ever dreamed. His lingering looks set Lily on fire. Is she just imagining them? But then, when they’re alone, he kisses her. Then he kisses her again. Lily’s friends think anyone his age who wants to be with a fourteen-year-old must be really messed up. Maybe even dangerous. But Luke would never do anything to hurt her...would he? In this powerful tale of a terrifying leap into young adulthood, readers will accompany Lily on her harrowing journey from hopelessness to hope.

Author : Sam Unglo,Michael R. Unglo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Adult child sexual abuse victims
ISBN : 1733245324

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The Murder of Innocence by Sam Unglo,Michael R. Unglo Pdf