Kathleen Collins - assaulted by her coach

While this blog is geared towards victims over 18, the case of Kathleen Collins, a woman who is a sexual abuse survivor, shows both the damage done with sexual abuse at any age, and the stuggle to regain identity after "being molded into an object for sexual pleasure." She was groomed at 11 by her volleyball coach, Jeffery Foster, for a sexual relationship which started at age 17. Kathleen went from team captain to depression and attempted suicide before beginning a process of healing. Whether 12, 17, 22, or 27, the symptons and devastation is the same, and the jorney towards healing is the same. Kathleen's story speaks for itself.