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Tears of the Silenced • An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, & Ultimate Survival by Misty Griffin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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TW: True Story, Surviving Severe Child Abuse, Sexual Assault, & Leaving the Amish ChurchIn May 2022, Misty Griffin released #invisible, a petition calling on congress to take action & help abused children in religious communities. It is currently gaining momentum & national media attention.A gripping story that takes you on the journey of a child abuse & sexual assault survivor turned activist. (Including a Photo Gallery)When Misty Griffin was six years old, her family started to live & dress like the Amish. Misty & her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch & subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, & physical violence.Their stepfather kept a loaded rifle by the door to make sure the young girls were too terrified to attempt escape. No rescue would ever come, since the few people who knew they existed did not care.When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she & her sister would escape & took them to an Amish community. Devastated to again find herself in a world of fear, cruelty, & abuse, Misty was sexually assaulted by the Amish Community bishop. "...I knew I had to get help, & one freezing morning in early March, I made a dash for a tiny police sta
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- Author
- Misty Griffin
- Publisher
- Mango Media
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Biography, Memoir, True Crime
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