Description Surviving Severe Child Abuse, Sexual Assault and Leaving the Amish Church A gripping story that takes you on the journey of a child Abuse and Sexual assault survivor turned activist.
Through Misty\'s story, discover: You are not alone Your past does not define your future The Abuse you endured was not your fault Moving forward is possible If you have read True Crime books and child Abuse True stories like Educated, A Child Called It or Etched In Sand, then Tears of the Silenced is a must-read..
She continues to work to raise awareness about child Abuse and Sexual assault.
This is my story of Survival and moving past the Abuse to embrace my dreams." In June 2019 Misty graduated nursing school.
After reporting the bishop, I left the Amish and found myself plummeted into a strange modern world with only a second-grade education and no ID or social security card."Misty has a message for Abuse survivors: "Please be encouraged, the cycle of Abuse can be broken.
As Misty recalls, "Amish Sexual abusers are only shunned by the church for six weeks, a punishment that never seems to work....
I knew I had to get help, and one freezing morning in early March, I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota.
Devastated to again find herself in a world of fear, cruelty, and abuse, Misty was sexually assaulted by the bishop.
When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she and her sister would escape and took them to an Amish community.
Sexual Abuse among the Amish.
No rescue would ever come since the few people who knew they existed did not care.
Their step-father kept a loaded rifle by the door to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to escape.
Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch and subjected to almost complete isolation, Sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence.
When Misty Griffin was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish.
True story of child abuse.
Photo Gallery in the back of the book.
Description Surviving Severe Child Abuse, Sexual Assault and Leaving the Amish Church A gripping story that takes you on the journey of a child Abuse and Sexual assault survivor turned activist
