A woman who was sexually abused and raped as a child has waived her right to anonymity to speak out against the harmful affects of easily-accessible pornography.Dandy Doherty says she was sexually abused at the age of 11 and raped at the age of 15 – and that her abusers were the same age as her. She is one of many to contribute to the website Everyone’s Invited, but she’s waived her anonymity because she feels inaction by schools and parents has “trickled down” to create an abuse culture. Image: Everyone’s Invited – testimonies uploaded to the site have prompted multiple police reports of abuse More than 14,000 allegations have now been made by school pupils on the website, which is gathering testimonies of sexual violence and abuse.”Consent needs to be talked about from very young age,” says Dandy. “Pornography needs to be talked about from a very young age. “It’s not inappropriate to talk to a 10-year-old about sex, it’s inappropriate for a 10-year-old to be watching fake sex online and thinking that that’s what’s normal. “That’s the bad part. It shouldn’t be uncomfortable to have this conversation.””I was sexually assaulted, for the first time at 11 ,12, 13…
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