Take it from Cecilia. a young Guatemalan girl in Colorado. Cecilia was sexually abused by a family friend at the age of 5. Her parents. undocumented immigrants. learned about the abuse. but they were terrified to report the crime to the police because they were told by family and friends that the police could not be trusted. They were told that. if they came forward. they would be reported to immigration and deported. A year later. the same perpetrator sexually abused another young child. It wasnt until the father of that child contacted Cecilias parents that they decided to go to the police together. and the perpetrator was caught and prosecuted.
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