Men Who Have Been Sexually Abused Have Trouble Getting Treatment
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2021-07-28 09:30
Men Who Have Been Sexually Abused Have Trouble Getting Treatment
Jim Holland says his memories of being raped as an adolescent were triggered by the 2003 Boston Globe Spotlight investigation of sexual abuse by priests. He lives in Quincy, Mass. (Kayana Szymczak for NPR)Jim Holland says he was raped by a priest when he was 13 years old. For the next 30 years, Holland locked his trauma away, holding it at bay with drinking, drugs and promiscuity. The 2003 Boston Globe Spotlight investigation of sexual abuse by priests triggered his memories."I kept on saying, 'No, it was no big deal.

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