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Jun 2020
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Andrew: Unlocking memories of childhood ...

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As a teenager, Andrew was sexually abused by someone he trusted. Even though the perpetrator was an adult, and to an outsider it would be a clear case of child sexual abuse, the experience felt more complex to him at the time. 
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