victim of abuse

Letter from Chief of Police Dixon, Illinois

I spoke on Wed February 10th at a conference in Dixon, Illinois for the Dixon Children Advocacy Center. There I shared like I have so many times before thousands of people what happened behind closed doors to me as a child. Unlike any presentation I have given I presented “Erin’s Law” to the audience. I […]


Erin’s Law

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Significant Events of the Past Decade 2000-2010

A look back on significant events and accomplishments from 200o-2010 in my life.


What will it take?

I had a girl last week who had just disclosed sexual abuse after keeping silent about it for 2 years. When I asked her what made her tell the counselor that day, I thinking she was going to tell me because it was haunting her.  Her response was a response I wish everyone could hear. […]


My Biggest Enemy

My biggest enemy is not the man that raped me as a child nor is it the relative that molested me for a year and a half. While I have the face of the man that raped me and the relative that molested me burned into my memory I don’t know what my biggest enemy […]


Western Courier

Article in today’s Western Courier. Click on book to read.


Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is bittersweet holiday for me. It is a time to be thankful in life for family, friends, good health, etc. It is also a reminder of the people that are no longer apart of my life. People I once considered family.  Unlike all the other holidays Thanksgiving is the one where I feel people […]



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