Justice isn’t always done for child sexual abuse – I know firsthand [RevealNews.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/15/164:00 AM

Editor’s note: At 32 years old, Tennessee Watson reported to police that her gymnastics coach had sexually abused her as a child. This is the story of her experience, in her own words.

The first time I ever talked about it was in second grade. We were having “a good touch, bad touch” presentation – talking about what to do if someone made us feel uncomfortable. I raised my hand, then fumbled my way through describing how my gymnastics coach had touched me. Was that the kind of bad touch they were talking about?

[For more of this story, written by Tennessee Watson, go to https://www.revealnews.org/art...se-i-know-firsthand/]

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