Hello,
My name is Katie Beers, a New York Times best-selling author and survivor. I am a survivor of physical, emotional, verbal, mental and sexual abuse. 25 years ago today, I made national headlines on December 28th, 1992 when a close family friend abducted me when I was 9 years old. He then held me captive for 17 horrendous days in an underground bunker built specifically for me. On January 13, 1993, John Esposito, my abductor, finally broke down and told his lawyers that he had abducted me. The abduction changed my life forever in many ways, including creating an opportunity for a better life. After my abduction, I was placed in a foster home, where I should have been for years, receiving love, support, stability, structure and psychological care.
I authored Buried Memories to share my never-before-told true story of survival and recovery which quickly became a New York Times best-seller. I, at the center of a national media storm, dropped out of sight 25 years ago and until 5 years ago when my book Buried Memories was released, had never spoken publicly about my story. I released my book Buried Memories in January 2013 and have had subsequent media appearances in People, Newsday, Dr. Phil, Jeff Probst Show, Anderson Cooper, Nancy Grace, The View, Crime Watch Daily, and others over the years, speaking about my story of survival and recovery.
I grew up in a world where abuse was swept under the rug, and not reported. Abuse wasn’t reported because the community didn’t know it was happening, abuse wasn’t reported because the community turned a blind eye, ignored it, didn’t report it, or didn’t know WHERE to report it.
Now an inspirational speaker, I feel blessed to share my story of recovery to the world. I’ve spoken at numerous conferences, summits, and workshops around the country in hope that other children can grow up in a world where people are aware of abuse and neglect warning signs and to help others
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It's ok, he woke up.
No worries though. It will probably wake up soon.
Two men have been arrested in London over the 2007 disappearance of Doncaster teenager Andrew Gosden.
South Yorkshire Police and the Metropolitan Police jointly detained the two men on 8 December 2021 but the arrests have only just been made public.
A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap, human trafficking and the possession of indecent images of children, and a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. Both have now been released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Andrew Gosden, who would be 28 now, disappeared in September 2007. The then 14-year-old boarded a train from Doncaster to London, with CCTV cameras capturing him when he arrived at Kings Cross Station. That was the last known sighting of Andrew, and since then no information about his movements have been corroborated by police.
At the time he lived with his parents and sister in the Balby area of Doncaster, and withdrew £200 from his bank account on a day when he was supposed to be in lessons at McAuley Catholic High School. He bought a one-way train ticket to the capital.
Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Andy Knowles said: “Our priority at this time is supporting Andrew’s family while we work through this new line of enquiry in the investigation. We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues.
“We have made numerous appeals over the years to find out where Andrew is and what happened to him when he disappeared. I would encourage anyone with any information they have not yet reported to come forward.”
Did you folks hear about the kidnapping at school today, don’t worry, the kid woke up
He then proceeded to tell me everything was ok after they woke him up.
Reminder that the original OP is u/Jake_Chicago_IL and not me. This is merely a REPOST. I checked the sub and didn't find this post here so I apologize in advance if this has been posted here before and I missed it.
Trigger Warning: >!Homophobia(Gay Conversion Therapy and Psychological Abuse!<
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Friday at about 10 pm my (28 M) little brother (16M) and a friend of his (19M) knocked on my door. I live in IL, he lives with our parents in NC. I wasn't expecting him at all. He told me that he ran away from home. His friend drove him all the way.
My little brother has a very difficult relationship with our parents, this has been going on for years. Our parents are deeply religious and conservative, and they're becoming increasingly radical in their beliefs and downright hateful, and they're very strict and controlling with him. According to my brother it has become unbearable at home lately because someone at his school reported him to our parents for touching hands with another boy. They lost it, they're convinced he's gay (he says he himself doesn't know) and they want to send him to some "Christian boot camp" or something. According to him they're downright psychologically abusive and submit him to constant criticism and harassment. I believe this from personal experience. My little brother absolutely refuses to go to the Christian camp. I'm not 100% certain but I'm afraid it could be some sort of conversion "therapy" (it's not illegal in NC AFAIK). He ran away before they could send him, he's terrified of going there.
My parents don't know where he is, but they put 2 and 2 together and called me on Sunday. I said I didn't know where he was. They told me that if he shows up, I'd better call them because if I "hide" him, they will call the police on us, report me for kidnapping of a minor and get me arrested. My brother said he wants to stay with me because he wouldn't be safe going back. I honestly believe this to be the case.
I want to help my little brother but I don't really know what to do about the whole situation. I'm willing to let him live with me, even if there are issues (one of them being that he's still in high school). I'd like to know what his rights, and mine, are:
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Can our parents send him to this camp against his will?
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Can he stay with me if he wants to? He's adamant that he d
…It ended up not being a big deal, a classmate woke him up before he got caught 😴
Because she has no legs. (Completely not sorry)
Hello,
My name is Katie Beers, a New York Times best-selling author and survivor. I am a survivor of physical, emotional, verbal, mental and sexual abuse. 25 years ago today, I made national headlines on December 28th, 1992 when a close family friend abducted me when I was 9 years old. He then held me captive for 17 horrendous days in an underground bunker built specifically for me. On January 13, 1993, John Esposito, my abductor, finally broke down and told his lawyers that he had abducted me. The abduction changed my life forever in many ways, including creating an opportunity for a better life. After my abduction, I was placed in a foster home, where I should have been for years, receiving love, support, stability, structure and psychological care.
I authored Buried Memories to share my never-before-told true story of survival and recovery which quickly became a New York Times best-seller. I, at the center of a national media storm, dropped out of sight 25 years ago and until 5 years ago when my book Buried Memories was released, had never spoken publicly about my story. I released my book Buried Memories in January 2013 and have had subsequent media appearances in People, Newsday, Dr. Phil, Jeff Probst Show, Anderson Cooper, Nancy Grace, The View, Crime Watch Daily, and others over the years, speaking about my story of survival and recovery.
I grew up in a world where abuse was swept under the rug, and not reported. Abuse wasn’t reported because the community didn’t know it was happening, abuse wasn’t reported because the community turned a blind eye, ignored it, didn’t report it, or didn’t know WHERE to report it.
Now an inspirational speaker, I feel blessed to share my story of recovery to the world. I’ve spoken at numerous conferences, summits, and workshops around the country in hope
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It’s ok, he woke up.
