Patrick Dati: The Sitdown

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

Gacy survivor Dati on life and new book, “I Am Me”

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]

Male survivors of sexual assault break silence, combat stigma

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

Surviving John Wayne Gacy – Patrick’s Story

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

Patrick Dati collaborates with Nourishment for Difficult Times

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]