12 Mar 2019

Michael Jackson documentary highlights uncomfortable truths about male abuse

From The Panel, 4:09 pm on 12 March 2019

Richard Jeffrey from male sex abuse survivor group MOSAIC joins The Panel to talk through some of the issues raised in the final episode of Leaving Neverland, including why male survivors of sexual abuse are far less likely to disclose that abuse. He also explains why so many victims feel a deep sense of shame, even though they are not to blame.  

And both Ella Henry and Dean Hall share their own stories of surviving childhood sexual abuse. 

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