Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish

✍ Scribed by Griffin, Misty

• Book ID: 108859627
• Publisher: Misty Griffin
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 400 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ASIN: B00RETC8B4

✦ Synopsis

When I was six years old my family started to dress like the Amish. My sister and I were kept like prisoners on a mountain ranch where we were isolated and severely abused. In my late teens, I attempted to escape and my parents took us to an Amish community where we were adopted and became baptized members. I was devastated to once again find myself in a world of fear, sexual abuse, and other crimes. Going to the police was severely frowned upon. A few years later I was sexually assaulted by the bishop, I knew I needed outside help, terrified and confused I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota. As a result, the Amish bishop fled into Canada and I was plummeted out into the strange modern world with only a second-grade education and no form of Identification. Author’s Note- To everyone out there, I beg you to never turn a blind eye towards child abuse or think someone else will report it. You could be that child’s last chance, be a hero and report ( National Child Abuse Hotline [phone])-Misty Griffin