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Groomed: A memoir about abuse, the search for justice and how we fail to keep our children safe

Sonia Orchard

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Description:The first thing I need to know,' I said to the detective, 'is has a crime been committed?'Sonia Orchard was in her forties when she told a therapist about the boyfriend she had when she was fifteen. Sure, he had been a decade older than her, but it was consensual ... wasn't it? To her surprise, Sonia broke down in tears, then began to shake uncontrollably - an unmistakable expression of trauma that lasted for days. She was clearly not okay, but could the relationship she'd thought was loving really have been abuse? Had she been groomed?Years later, her own daughters now teenagers and the March4Justice changing the conversation about sexual assault, Sonia tentatively called the police. As she began the gruelling journey through the legal system, she saw how allegations of child abuse and sexual assault were routinely minimised, justified and rarely brought to light. Facing her own court case, she couldn't shake bigger how had we allowed this to happen, and what would it take to fix it?In Groomed, Orchard shifts between memoir and research in an attempt to answer these questions. She delves into culture, neuroscience and evolution, unpicking the enduring narratives that fuel these issues. As she navigates her way through a legal system stacked against victims of sexual assault, the obstacles to justice become clearer and more confronting than ever.Shocking, compelling and completely absorbing, this is an essential read from a fearless Australian writer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Groomed: A memoir about abuse, the search for justice and how we fail to keep our children safe. To get started finding Groomed: A memoir about abuse, the search for justice and how we fail to keep our children safe, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The first thing I need to know,' I said to the detective, 'is has a crime been committed?'Sonia Orchard was in her forties when she told a therapist about the boyfriend she had when she was fifteen. Sure, he had been a decade older than her, but it was consensual ... wasn't it? To her surprise, Sonia broke down in tears, then began to shake uncontrollably - an unmistakable expression of trauma that lasted for days. She was clearly not okay, but could the relationship she'd thought was loving really have been abuse? Had she been groomed?Years later, her own daughters now teenagers and the March4Justice changing the conversation about sexual assault, Sonia tentatively called the police. As she began the gruelling journey through the legal system, she saw how allegations of child abuse and sexual assault were routinely minimised, justified and rarely brought to light. Facing her own court case, she couldn't shake bigger how had we allowed this to happen, and what would it take to fix it?In Groomed, Orchard shifts between memoir and research in an attempt to answer these questions. She delves into culture, neuroscience and evolution, unpicking the enduring narratives that fuel these issues. As she navigates her way through a legal system stacked against victims of sexual assault, the obstacles to justice become clearer and more confronting than ever.Shocking, compelling and completely absorbing, this is an essential read from a fearless Australian writer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Groomed: A memoir about abuse, the search for justice and how we fail to keep our children safe. To get started finding Groomed: A memoir about abuse, the search for justice and how we fail to keep our children safe, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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