Sunday morning I listened to a radio talk show called God Talk. One of the topics was about a Priest who stepped down now because he molested a 14 year old girl 23 years ago. The discussion was whether he should have stepped down noe becasue it has become an issue now even thoughhe has been a saint for the past X years, haveing only been bad this "once".

Well, as I listened to the chat, it was disclosed that this guy had kept it up for 2 f'n years. It wasn't a one time thing like the host said. I sent an email to point this "little" fact out, and to ask what had happened to the girl.

The host had not approached the topic from the child's perspective at all. Blew me away. A woman called just after I sent the email and asked about the kid. Host had no idea at all, hadn't even thought of the question.

He musta been brought up short because for what was left of the show he stopped saying the guy had only offended once, and there was less vigor in his defense of this "tarnished" preist.

How this "liberal commentator" could compress two years of abuse into "one incident" sorta reveals how much denial there is out there about the effects of sexual assaults.

I've busted my brain for an analogy to get through to men about how "shook up" victims are for how long (ie: LIFE) by
having been assaulted. I think I've got it:

WAR. Listneing to vets speak about their war experiences. The incidents are as fresh as yesterday in their memories. Their emotions are right there leaking out there eyes. There bodies and minds remember it all. They never get over it and aren't expected to. Ya know.?. Even if they "get on with their lives"....... the war damage is always there, right under the surface.

We should have a Veterans of Sexual Assaults Day....... women and kids live in a war zone every day.....