Male survivors of sexual assault break silence, combat stigma

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July 21, 2013
Chicago Tribune
Male survivors of sexual assault break silence, combat stigma

“Consider the story of Patrick Dati and Dawn Smith. About two years ago, Smith was looking for ways to help her preteen son, who recently had tried to commit suicide after suffering years of sexual abuse, she said. She stumbled across Dati’s website, where he shared his story of being raped by serial killer John Wayne Gacy when he was 9 years old.”

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