Prince William Meets With Sexual Abuse Survivors in Soccer
Prince William Visits With Victims of Sexual Abuse at Sporting Chance (http://people.com/royals/prince-william-meets-with-sexual-abuse-survivors-in-soccer/)
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Prince William meets child sex abuse survivors to learn how sport clubs can help victims
Prince William meets child sex abuse survivors to learn how sport clubs can help victims | Royal | News | Express.co.uk (http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/853130/Prince-William-child-sex-abuse-survivors-victims-royal)
See Duke of Cambridge Prince William make surprise pit stop at McLaren HQ in Woking - Get Surrey (http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/see-duke-cambridge-prince-william-13609695)
And he also had a second engagement today at the McLaren Headquarters in Woking.
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Prince William Meets With Sexual Abuse Survivors in Soccer
Prince William Visits With Victims of Sexual Abuse at Sporting Chance (http://people.com/royals/prince-william-meets-with-sexual-abuse-survivors-in-soccer/)
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Prince William meets child sex abuse survivors to learn how sport clubs can help victims
Prince William meets child sex abuse survivors to learn how sport clubs can help victims | Royal | News | Express.co.uk (http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/853130/Prince-William-child-sex-abuse-survivors-victims-royal)
Sadly there are sexual predators in all forms of sports classes and teams as it does give them access to potential victims.
It is sad, TLLK. The perpetrators/predators are very cunning and sick individuals. Unfortunately, in Australia at least it has resulted in a dearth of eager and good hearted young men who are reluctant to enter professions where they will come into contact with young children.
Besides primary school and kindergarten teachers, (and children thrive in school with decent male role models) goodness knows what scandal after scandal has done for the reputation of the RC Church over the years and the numbers of young males wishing to enter the priesthood. There are other reasons such as celibacy of course, but I believe all over the world numbers have drastically fallen.
As well, many males really love sport and coaching youngsters in their spare time, just as do scout masters and the like. As well, there are programmes here like 'Big Brother' which aims to match young fatherless boys with older males who will help and guide and enjoy hobbies with them. The organisers of that programme also struggle to find men who will come forward to participate.
So, scummy and sick individuals have queered the pitch for other men, who now hesitate to help and assist youngsters or even give them a consoling hug after a losing game or if they hurt themselves. Pretty dreadful IMO.
Prince William visits with victims of child sexual abuse
Prince William visits with victims of child sexual abuse (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/12/prince-william-visits-victims-child-sexual-abuse/)
You are so right
@Curryong but the fear also affects women in helping professions too. I was counselling a young man who had had an affair with a teacher and had gotten HIV as a result. When he broke down after the diagnosis, I wanted to give him a hug but thought the better of it. What if he said I was coming onto him? The consequences do not bear thinking about so I just sat behind my desk and offered words of comfort instead. I know it is silly at my age but I thought the last thing I want is to be put on a list.
@Curryong and
@royalanthropologist-I agree that the damage done by a few impacts so many of those who want to volunteer and give back to their communities.
No doubt , this will be a private duty. Private, no media for this meeting with these healers ( rather than say victims) .
Good for PW to bring attention to something , awful as it is, real in these times and that must be stopped by laws, long jail sentences, etc.
Ribbon cutting, plaque unveiling is just not always the best and only way for BRF to have attention called to causes and some cause are not "safe traditional " causes.
Sidenote, YES, I can say this about CPB although I am not a fan of hers. Her work with abused women is important and private as well ribbon cutting and "traditional safer" things.
Thanks to PD for bringing BRF and TPTB into modern times with some other things that need their attention as well.
Thanks to PD, in the time she had here with her sons, by showing them "unsafe traditional" causes , of things happening in their country and world.