A lack of incessant commentary speaks volumes

[Jim Burton]

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A statement from one of the parents of the older girl, now 8, was read aloud in court, and said “the full extent of the harm suffered” still wasn’t clear.

But when dealing with an 8-year-old girl, the statement said, “a lack of incessant commentary speaks volumes.”

For the girl, “the world became a dark and confusing place” when she found out that the bond between her and her “special adult friend” was “a lie, a trick.” It took months of therapy before the girl could accept that it wasn’t her fault.