Patrick Dati

August 7, 2014 Chicago Sun-Times The Sitdown: Patrick Dati, anti-bullying advocate and child abuse prevention spokesperson “The lifelong Chicagoan was 9, he says, when late serial killer John Wayne Gacy raped him in a restroom of Goldblatt’s department store on Belmont near Central in the winter of 1973. He kept the deeply scarring and life-altering … Read more

January 29, 2014Windy City TimesGacy Survivor Dati on Life and New Book, “I Am Me” “As a 9-year-old, Patrick Dati’s life changed forever when serial killer John Wayne Gacy raped him in the men’s bathroom of the now defunct Goldblatt’s department store on a winter morning in January 1972.” [read article]

July 21, 2013Chicago TribuneMale 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, … Read more

March 14, 2013CNN.comViolence Against Women Act shines a light on same-sex abuse “Patrick Dati had reached his breaking point. With a metal pin in his arm and Vicodin coursing through his veins, he picked up the phone to call his psychiatrist.” [read article]

August 23, 2013D-Talks Radio“Surviving John Wayne Gacy – Patrick’s Story” Check Out Lifestyle Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with DTALKS RADIO on BlogTalkRadio “Statistics show that over 80% of boys and men do not come forward about abuse out of fear and shame. Patrick Dati was one of those statistics, but after years of depression … Read more

June 30, 2012Indiegogo.comNo One Knows – A short film about secrets Patrick Dati is a supporter of “No One Knows”, a short film coming out soon. Please visit their website and show your support. [link to site]

May 15, 2012healingmeditations.co.ukPatrick Dati collaborates with Nourishment for Difficult Times Patrick Dati is now collaborating with Nourishment for Difficult Times (Meditations Team) to make a difference with educating individuals who are recovering from sexual abuse or any form of physical violence. [link to site]

April 27, 2012Dreamcatchers for Abused ChildrenDreamcatchers Welcomes Patrick Dati as Newest Advisory Board Member “Patrick is honored to have been working in conjunction with the SAMHSA/US Department of Human Services sharing his story for their 2012 National Trauma Campaign as a trauma victim who has survived.” [read article]

April 6, 2012eHealth Radio NetworkThe abuse and bullying he endured from an older brother with Patrick Dati “Patrick Dati who has now broken his silence and has written a memoir about the abuse and bullying he endured from an older brother throughout his childhood and adult life joins the show with host Eric Michaels” [interview … Read more

January 11, 2012The Compassion Fashion Project – Press ReleasePatrick Dati named Head of LGBT Affairs for The Compassion Fashion Project “The Compassion Fashion Project is proud to welcome our new Head of LGBT Affairs, Patrick Dati. Patrick is a long-standing advocate for anti-bullying campaigns, and through the use of his own compelling story as a … Read more