Speak Up: Celebs Who Overcame Sexual Abuse As Children

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Teri Hatcher

Sometimes it takes seeing someone else suffer before you can find the courage to speak up about something very personal. That was the case with Teri Hatcher. The “Desperate Housewives” star was a victim of rape at just five years old. Her uncle continued to sexually abuse Hatcher for several years but it wasn’t until she was an adult that she learned he had raped a 14-year-old girl who wound up committing suicide. She came forward to authorities and her statement helped put her uncle away in prison for 14 years.

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