THE brave words of the teenager on the front page today are something we should all take note of.
“I’m not his victim.”
The youngster was raped by her stepfather at the age of 13 and she gave birth to his child.
The baby, a little girl, is being brought up the family, including the young mother.
The rapist is behind bars where he belongs, though undoubtedly not for long enough.
Two things are striking. That the paedophile met his future wife online, another example of the very dark side of the internet.
And the teenager knows what’s most important.
That she is a survivor.
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