At 13, I believed these people were my friends. They were kind. They complimented me. They wanted to know about my day. |
I believed that the government would protect the children being abused. I believed they would act quickly. I was wrong. |
I was popular. Everyone wanted to know my thoughts, give me things. I was king of my universe. After my first molestation, I began to act out sexually. I was reckless. Part of me wanted to die and, every day on camera, part of me did. |
I was reckless, part of me wanted to die and everyday on camera part of me did. |
My experience is not as isolated as you might hope. This is not, as so many want to believe, the story of a few bad kids whose parents paid no attention. There are hundreds of kids in the United States alone who are right now wrapped up in this horror. |
The seduction was slow, each request only went a bit further than the last and the horror of what was happening didn't strike me at that time. |
These people, these predators are not gonna stop. They're not gonna stop doing it. They're just gonna to find another kid. I hope they get life. |
These portals were the main source of the people that signed up to these sites. That was where most of the advertising came from. So with the majority of them shut down, it will be much more difficult for anyone to set up and market one of these sites. |
We know our roles. Our roles are to go out there and turn it up. We look forward to it. I mean, we can be starters, but you get used to coming off the bench and it's better for the team. |
We pride ourselves on our defense. We keep our hands up and keep getting in there. |
You don't realize how bad these people are. They can manipulate you to do just about anything. |