Hope Story - GUILTY.

Hello All, I have not been on here in a long time, but I feel that this is an appropriate time to share good news and hopefully give somebody a sense of light at the end of the very long tunnel.

Revealing to my family, loved ones and the police that I had been sexually abused was one of the hardest things I have faced. As the trial date grew closer, I began to feel that I was never going to be able to stand up in court and tell a room full of people what had happened to me.

We expected to spend 4 days in court going over and over the horrible events.

But he pleaded guilty. He pleaded guilty within a couple of hours of arriving at the court.

And with that, all sense of shame, embarrassment and threat lifted from my shoulders. It was confirmed, in front of the courts and the police and my family, that I was telling the truth, and that this person accepts what they did to me.

Now it is time for me to move on after many years on this journey, and return to the person I used to be.

If anybody at all would like any support from a survivor of sexual abuse, whether it be coping techniques, acceptence, moving on or any information about the court process - please get in touch. You can get through this. x