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Posted by Amanda , Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:55 PM
This week I decided to check out some of the things that are happening with children in the United States. I’ve been reading stories from Haiti and several places in Africa, as well as seeing things firsthand in Costa Rica, but do I even know what’s happening in my own country? Well…as I was searching I found an article about a pediatrician who’s been charged with 471 felony counts for the sexual abuse of his patients. Four hundred and seventy-one. That’s a large number. For more than 10 years he has been sexually abusing children, all but one of them girls. Ten years. That is unbelievable to me. It’s really pretty crazy that for ten years you can be taking your child to a doctor, completely trusting him, and all along he is abusing your child. How does that even happen? My mind can’t wrap itself around that.
It’s like I was learning this week, “If you aren’t looking for it, you won’t see it.” If we aren’t constantly aware that our children could be in danger or that there are people out there hurting other children, we won’t see any of it happen. This is so important, especially in the States where everything seems wonderful or easy. We need to remember that bad stuff still happens there, not just in developing countries. It’s in our backyards. I can’t stress that enough. Let’s open our eyes.
If you’re interested in reading the article, here’s the link: Delaware Pediatrician
