Conquering Demons with Help From Monroe County's Family Treatment Court
Daily Record (Rochester, NY) › January 31, 2008
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Nestled comfortably beside a glowing Christmas tree, surrounded by pictures of her smiling children, Marie graciously welcomed a reporter into her home, showing no hint of the trauma she has overcome.
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Conquering Demons with Help From Monroe County's Family Treatment Court
"I was afraid. I was always afraid to tell anybody," Marie said.
Her middle-class suburban home might have looked fine from the outside, but it was not. After nine years of sexual abuse by her stepfather, Marie finally moved out at age 15. She went to Texas with an abusive boyfriend. Her mother, who also grew up in an abusive home, could offer no help.After two abusive husbands, a crippling drug habit and seve...See the full content of this document
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