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Abuse survivor issues reminder that abusers can look like 'ordinary people'

Aug 4, 2022 12:52 By News Northern Sound
Abuse survivor issues reminder that abusers can look like 'ordinary people'
The Kavanagh sisters, from left to right: Paula, June, and Joyce
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Paula Kavanagh has warned that people too often think abusers look like "monsters".

People too often think abusers look like "monsters" and don't realise they can be "ordinary people" who live with their victims.

Paula Kavanagh, who is from Dublin but currently lives and works in Bailieborough, and her two sisters were sexually abused by her father.

While she says he was "brazen" in his actions, Paula adds that too many people turned a blind eye.

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Speaking on The Joe Finnegan Show, Paula said a "sense of shame" can prevent people from reporting the abuse:

Paula is currently fundraising on behalf of the support therapy charity, 'Children at Risk in Ireland'.

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She says CARI helps the entire family when abuse happens:

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