Episode 192: Should Spouses Report Abuse? It's Complicated
Download and listen anywhere
Download your favorite episodes and enjoy them, wherever you are! Sign up or log in now to access offline listening.
Description
We know that mandated reporters must always report suspicions of abuse of a minor. But what about spouses of abusers? Oftentimes there is no "smoking gun" that creates a reportable...
show moreIt gets a lot more complicated when the person who may be in the know is the spouse of the abuser. For decades, Clara didn't know that her husband was an abuser. It wasn't until she began to separate emotionally from him that she knew how manipulative he was. Then when her youngest daughter disclosed abuse to us, it became crystal clear. There was no question that he did it. We ended up reporting him, and he is serving a life sentence in prison for sex crimes against children.
In this episode, Clara offers insight as someone who was the former wife of a serial abuser. These are important tips for spouses who are trapped in a high risk, high tension marriage or relationship.
If your spouse is exhibiting certain behaviors that are troubling but you don't know how to properly interpret them, see this helpful checklist by Brenda Campbell:
http://brendafindingelysium.blogspot.com/p/you-might-be-married-to-pedophile-if.html?m=1
Jimmy’s book, The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home and Church for Decades and How I Finally Stopped Him
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1950948617/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Find us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/jimmyhintonauthor
https://www.facebook.com/SilentGriefSupport
And Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JimmyHinton12
https://twitter.com/clarahinton
Intro--
Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise
Outro--
I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/41284
Information
Author | Jimmy and Clara Hinton |
Organization | Jimmy and Clara Hinton |
Website | - |
Tags |
Copyright 2024 - Spreaker Inc. an iHeartMedia Company
Comments