“Those who support such survivors of abuse often find it difficult to hear the reality of those survivors' lives and experience and… — Laurie Matthew Abuse-sexual-abuse Copy Share Image
“The people who were behind my abuse were very clever. They had created something which would be so difficult to explain, so… — Laurie Matthew Believe in god Copy Share Image
“Political prisoners describe: - extreme physical and emotional torture - distortion of language, truth, meaning and reality - sham killings - begin… — Laurie Matthew Abuse-sexual-abuse Copy Share Image
“Some abusers organise themselves in groups to abuse children and other adults in a more formally ritualised way. Men and women in… — Laurie Matthew Abuse-sexual-abuse Copy Share Image
“He loves me so he hurts me To try and make me good. It doesn't work. I'm just too bad And don't… — Laurie Matthew Abuse Copy Share Image
“Ritualised child sexual abuse is about abuse of power, control and secrecy. Ten years ago many people found it difficult to believe… — Laurie Matthew Abuse of power Copy Share Image
“I'm just asking you to accept that there are some people who will go to extraordinary lengths to cover up the facts… — Laurie Matthew Children Copy Share Image
“It felt like I was living in two worlds. There was one world which was a daylight world and another dark world… — Laurie Matthew Child abuse Copy Share Image
“In a nutshell, the process they [abusers in a ritual abuse group] use on survivors is designed to: break the will and… — Laurie Matthew Abuse-sexual-abuse Copy Share Image
“In some counties, there is an actual named crime of ritual abuse and there too, there have been convictions.” — Laurie Matthew Abuse-sexual-abuse Copy Share Image
“Ritual abuse is highly organised and, obviously, secretive. It is often linked with other major crimes such as child pornography, child prostitution,… — Laurie Matthew Children Copy Share Image
“I have to find a place to hide An island in the sea Surrounded by a racing tide Where I can live… — Laurie Matthew Child-rape Copy Share Image
“There is unmistakable proof that abusers do get together in order to share children, abuse more children, and even learn from each… — Laurie Matthew Children Copy Share Image
“….Nothing was inevitable. She had not chosen this way. It was her fate. It had been decided since before time began. It… — Laurie Matthew Abuse Copy Share Image
“There was nothing you could be sure about, it was all lies, and it was all done to mess with minds because… — Laurie Matthew Believe in god Copy Share Image
“Mum was pregnant, then there was Sharron. [...] I wanted to keep him away from her - but for the wrong reasons.… — Laurie Matthew Child abuse Copy Share Image
