Young girl struggles with trauma from abuse l Hidden America: Foster Care in America (2006) PART 1/4
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- Diane Sawyer meets an 11-year-old girl in foster care, working to get back on track after years of abuse and neglect. [Original Air Date 6/1/2006]
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The girl says he doesn't feel comfortable and the next question is, have you been sexually active?....I don't know where to begin with what is wrong with that.
Grace Scanlon... thats her point... she is a 11 year old little girl who has been sexually abused and is entering a new place to live... there are plenty of ways to get those answers from that child without asking her those questions in such a direct, monotone, generic, one size fits all way... the counselor should have more compassion and sympathy and stop acting like this child is grown... some people are just not meant to hold positions like this...
Sadly because of things we(you & I) don't know yet.
@@Peace_and_Love_777..... true but those other ways to ask don't make media coverage popular😂
Devy Hoseok this needs not to be all about harming a child to make a show more popular.
Grace Scanlon that's right she was abused she was not sexually active. That is a question for a consenting adult.
*My heart goes out to Summer and the other children. Because I went through the same thing. And, now I'm 53 years old.*
So did i . Seems that sexual abuse is widely covered up , especially in religions.Mother was probably abused as child as well !! Why does it seem nobody really wants to do anything about this ? What a creepy narcissistic , misogynistic apathetic world. 😞
Danelda from Canada Me, too.
Also 53 1st raped when I was 5 years old buy a neighborhood foster kid who is 16 and then my mother committed suicide when I was six and my dad died 11 months later when I just turn 7 and then I went to live with an aunt and her boyfriend need I say anymore her boyfriend turn me into his girlfriend and that lasted till I was 15 and my brother who is 3 years older than me said if he can do it so can I so it wasn't easy for me and I have lasting effects from it all, my life is all kinds of screwed up. I feel sorry for kids these days I feel sorry for all people who had to suffer at the hands of other people and it should never have to happen sometimes this world can be kind of sucky.💔
@@addiebullock1874
*I know... I sadly realize this too.*
@@lisabatchelor468 omg I can not believe what happened to you and so sorry for all of these things .I hope you can find a true love and trust in your life so you can be strong for your kids in future .i am praying for your healing and happiness ..
Asking an 11 year old if they have been “sexually active” what in the world? Seeing summer have to lay on the ground where the lights are just to be able to sleep breaks my heart . That poor child has gone through so much but she’s still charming and personable towards Diane and the camera crew
I agree!
Yeah, they shouldn't be asking her any sexually specific questions but it would be slightly more accurate if she asked about abuse instead of making it seem like it was her voice "do you feel pressured or coerced into sexual situations, even if you believe at first it's what you want, lest you're rejected or abandoned/basically to survive". Yeah the term sexually active associates some willful autonomy in the matter and vulnerable, all, children can't possibly make informed consent to posses sexual autonomy. It's kinda sickening to portray a literal child by anyone's definition (well except very fringe crazies).
As a social worker, yea it seems odd that you have to ask these questions. But once you work with teenagers you realize how common it is.
When i went in at 13 it was asked often
@@helenhoward5346 ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This child has lived an adult life before she even was grown.
and she never should have...she's so messed up now
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I swear people should have to get licenses to be able to have children. Complete with mental health screenings. WOW!!! Once you get me started I'll never stop.
Thanks Capptain Obvious.
Diane Sawyer seems like a very genuine and nice person
Sawyer is just doing her job.
I agree - she has warmth and heart that can't be faked. I'm glad it was her who interviewed this little girl (the girl being a champion in her own right).
You obviously know nothing about the REAL Diane Sawyer. She is NOT a genuine and nice person. Just the opposite.
She is one of my favorites
@@annlanders978 just curious, do you know her personally!?
Telling her that it is her fault ..it's not ..she is a victim
..but she will carry that with her ..the rejection is so deep
SARAH HANSON Yes, that cruel woman never deserved that little girl. they should’ve thought about liability and made a plan for dealing with sexual abuse victims before they took them into their home and told them they could permanently stay.
@@Lucyinthskyy She shouldn't be placed in a family with other children.
She needed a single mom or a 100% safe couple who could deal with her traumas possible... Well, someone who were able to care for a girl who could act out sexually and guide her instead of putting her in a family she bonded with and weren't able to stay with.
After what she experienced, she was to young to understand how incredible wrong it is to test out sexual things on babys.
Now she will forever feel like a monster.
Child protective serveses should know she could act out what adults did to her or she saw at home 😢
Setting her up to fail...
She can't grasp the gravity, like if she grew up without abuse and neglect.
Ofcaurs no one accepts or like their babies or children abused from other children! Hallo!!
It's just so important that children like her are put in homes where the adult knows that very probably she knows to much and can't expect everything to go smooth.
The parent have to be prepared and learn how to deal with it and work with guiding her very careful in the right way espeshally acting out sexually and teach her a way that doesn't fuck up her self worth and future sexuality even more and work with professionals how to teach her what not to do and the importance of not to molest others and also not to mess up her head.
It is a very difficult job and probably hard to find a foster mom who wants that responsibility.
Sadly, at that age and background, finding a foster home is hard enough, finding the right person, may be impossible. so so sadly!
I know a lot of sexually abused children, never would ever hurt others in similar ways, but I also know some aren't mature enough to not do it, for different reasons.
I would be terrified to experience a child of mine acting like her. I had to remind myself firmly why and not explode and fuck up the poor girl more.
I feel very emotional now, because I saw how young and immature she was. This is all adults fault!!!!
Her inosense is stolen and she must be repaired and have to get the full effort from a stable caring person fully committed to be there as her family for ever!
When she's older and have gotten the insight how sexual abuse/molestation affects children, she's responsible for doing so... For now... She's the result of abuse!
Pray to God she gets a caretaker, like a mom, she deserves!
Putting her in several new " hope they are good enough" homes.., are the worst that can happen to her.
I saw enough of best behaving girls as a youth in a child home, girls grown up in so many foster homes that just wanted a " better child" 😢😡when they were perfect in my eyes. Horrible!!!
They rather wanted to live at that terrible institution!!! 😢than being rejected again! You won't believe what they told me 😢
Also a couple that lived there, wanted to adopt me, very much, but I just wanted back home to my mom❤. They finally gave up on me, became approved foster parents and!!!! The letters they sent me when I was home again a year later about the children that came to visit to see if they wanted to move in with them.... 😢😢😢
" To day a boy came to us to see... OMG, he was so big, we were scared he would eat us for dinner LOL " "Hope he doesn't want to come here! " " He probably will watch TV all day, not help with the farm work "
They hated TV, had IQ less than a chicken and had nothing to offer a child in need of care and understanding.
How they got accepted as foster family, I won't understand, but only one girl came from a foster home she liked.
So many sad stories.
Most of the children and youth, when 18,money stopped and they were all alone in this world. 😢
So scared, alone, rejected.
To this day, I cry when thinking about them. I know this is the sad truth for way to many children and youth.
I got a bit off track and didn't mean to push this all on you, it just pored out...
Sorry...
Why isn’t the “mother” sentenced to life in prison?
Clearly knew either of you know how this system doesn’t work. Who knows if she was even abuse because of her mother maybe your mother was at a job when this happened and providing the best care that she could, financially. They took the kids away just because of drugs or property without any evidence of abuse. They do it every day. I wouldn’t be surprised if the system told the girl she was abused later, to justify removing her. That happened to me and lots of people I know.
Jungleman606 lol no.
true that
Britta Olson except that she saw her mother and “so-and-so” “naked all of the time”
@@brittaolson6550 ....... It might have happened to you, but clearly you were not listening. Her mom was on drugs really bad. What drug addict that you know can provide a stable and safe environment. Mom brought a deer off the side of the road and put it on the table so the kids could eat it, and they did....raw! Add the being raped by men coming to see her mom and watching her have sex with them!!! Do you get it now!! Just because your situation happened to you doesn't mean that many kids are actually being abused!!!!!
I’ll never listen to Carrie Underwood the same way again, after knowing how much it’s helped this girl.
Asking about her sexual abuse on camera is just.... I dont even have words. Its not right. Its her private life.
This makes me sick. This girl will forever have her story on the internet and that is not how things should work...
Uhhgg
Learning about her story and making sure that others are aware of what goes on and how it affects children who are abused is what helps people understand them better. She was abused and has tried to perform sexual acts on other children. This needs to be understood so that she is not seen as a predator and a danger to others. Her story helps create a path in showing others how they may grow and become understood rather than shrugged off like other sexual abuse cases.
Marisol Hernandez I totally agree with you. What I was saying is that you shouldnt be able to see her face or identify her. Thats what I think its very very wrong.... it is not ethically right
@@cate8677 That's right. Children have the right to privacy too.
Cat 97 exactly, this is beyond added damage !
@@marisolhernandez7786 .. I agree! It's invasive and when she's older, imagine the humiliation and shame she feel with so many strangers that will know her story. Some things are private and left for them to Hoose to tell when they are adults. Sending so much love, healing and strength for this poor soul.
It's more devastating to know that there are children who suffers the same abuse and there's no help available.
I wish there was a update on her ?
I'm 44,male and ashamed of what they did to this little girl.I cried listen to her story.
What happens to these kids when they turn 18 and the state doesn't pay these homes anymore, in other words they matter as long as we get paid.
Kathleen Hernandez some states kick them out and they're homeless. Some states extend services and some transition to college or government housing
the most common experience of a fostercare child is ..on the day of his or her 18th birthday he comes home from school to find his trash bag filled with clothes sitting on front porch ..this is fostercare folks informing fostercare kid he is no longer welcomed since the state stops all money for his upkeep.
Kathleen Hernandez many children who age out of the foster system become homeless and get mixed up in drugs or other crime in order to survive and make money to eat and such
There are different states with different benefits. Also sometimes the child progresses them selves to become independent and move forward. Not all foster kids turn homeless nor head for the worst.
@@KasketVorem sorry boo i disagree. Some children choose to better them selves with the correct guidance also depends on there maturity..
Foster parents or not, sexual abuse is an everyday threat from anyone. I experienced it from my own parent and I was not adopted. Even though it was just fondling, it was still 100% sexual abuse.
نادر الی راحمان im sorry to hear that happened to you. i hope your life is much better now.sexual abuse is so common, it’s really tragic. It needs to be discussed more to prevent such tragedies.
I feel like there’s a lot of stigmatization going on and not enough confrontation with the fact she is a victim.
To know that there are 500,000 other kids out there like her is astonishing and disheartening. This is an urgent social problem that needs to be resolved. I worry that the damage done to these kids will be long lasting not only for them, but for society as a whole.
Why are they sharing these intimate horrible details of her story , the upsetting and embarrassing things she did from trauma . It's so private so personal !!! It's important to be educated and I understand wanting to change the system but the entire world knows she did a strip tease in front of a baby and touched her family members ! What if she wants to move past it and works hard to overcome it. It can never be unshared 😔
So other people can know what the real problem is instead of people being so naive.
It's probably to make awareness. IDK j was sexually abused as a child. Noone wanted to even acknowledge the fact.
People need to hear these details instead of living in la la land in their heads!!
The reporter needs to adopt this girl, they have such a beautiful connection that only good would come of it.
Diane Sawyer seems like such a kind soul. I love that she went in with an open heart and treated this little girl with love and respect.
These children deserve quality parental figures.
Takes me back when I was a child in fostercare for 2 years, where I was sexually abused by the man, and tortured by his wife!! Disgusting thing was, we would go to church on Sundays, where they acted the "normal" part, then when we went "home", it was the same all over again!! I remember always hiding in the closet, to get away from him, BUT he always found me!! I feel so bad for this brave, sweet little girl!!😥
I'm sorry girl. I was in foster care for 2 years as well, and although I didn't experience what you did, I was lost as soon as my 18th birthday came and was given no guidance, pretty much I ended on the street and endured rape and abuse as well. I know how rough it can be.
Sorry. That is so corrupt and cruel. 😢 did you tell the foster system / social worker?
@@rulaj1 i hear you !! I was abused from birth . But never as badly as when i couldn't even " pretend to be happy ! " My advice , stay away from narcissists and churches, both total hypocrites !!!!
@@addiebullock1874 agreed..
Chelsea Carter I’m so sorry😢
It melted my heart when the little girl said "it was nice to meet you" to Diane Sawyer. Diane was so wonderful in the way that she spoke to her, she treated her so kindly and respectfully and she didn't talk down to her. No wonder the little girl responded so positively to her.
I really can’t imagine a worse situation for a child to have to endure 😞
That counselor checking Summer in needs to find a new job.. how do ask a little girl those questions using those words and in that tone? There is a way to get those answers and that is not the way.
In the least sarcastic sounding way possible, what would be the right way to phrase it? I don't ever want to have to ask anybody that, but just in case I'd rather not fuck it up, so if you think they did it wrong, how should it be done better?
@@sarahholland1375 well said. I thought these so-called professionals are trained how to ask sensitive questions without re-traumatizing victims. She obviously fell asleep during that particular training.
Yes! I was horrified at the way this woman was interrogating this child. Asking an 11 year old child if she is "sexually active"?? She's 11 for God's sake and she was molested!!! This is not the way to speak to a vulnerable abused child. What is wrong with that woman??? Diane Sawyer in the other hand was so kind to the little girl, she was wonderful.
I would love to know how Summer is doing now. I was really impressed with how Diane Sawyer handled this. She did a great job. Really hope Summer is doing better .
Why the hell can't they just put them with one family and leave them? Why do they constantly have to send them to different families all the time?
Melissa0774 because usually when the first placement happens it's only an emergency intake. That family only takes in emergencies for a short period of time. the other families are uncomfortable with the children or vice versa and they're moved and moved....
That's really messed up. It's as if the state only expects the kids and the foster parents to have more of a roommate or landlord/tenant relationship.
Melissa0774 ~Bingo! Many people get loads of foster kids, just for the income...and the access...
She reminds me of me when I was younger. My mom wasn't on drugs and I didn't try touching other people. I feel her pain. She is confused and has been around some sick people. She deserves a good home.
I wish there was an update on this poor girl.
Darth Raider I saw another short clip on her. She had to be removed from her foster home that she loved bc of the risk of her abusing one of the other children that live at the home. She was really upset when they had to break the news to her that she wasn’t going back home.
When my parents died from cancer when I was a child (8 & 10 years old when they died) I lived with different family members, than my guardian of my moms estate paid a random family to look after me, I was so uncomfortable that I stayed in my bedroom most of the time, I also only ate once a day, by the time I was taken out of that home I was 15 and I only weighed 100 pounds, but in 2013 ( I was 15) a lady came along who wanted to adopt me and she did, I think my life has improved drastically since she adopted me, I'm 20 now.. but still deal with depression, anxiety, I abuse alcohol because of it unfortunately, I totally get it, I've had a very hard life, dealing with death, dealing with verbal and emotional abuse from an uncle... I'm doing better now, I have a great full time job which I love, but often something triggers my anxiety and depression and I can go from being happy and enjoying life to wanting to kill myself and crying for hours because I feel like Im never going to be happy again until I'm with my parents and the only way to achieve that is by dying, I've also lived on my own since age 17, and by now I'm used to being independent but it's still hard sometimes. it breaks my heart to see children having such horrible childhoods, Its just heartbreaking.... as I hAd a great childhood until my parents died. Anyways, I hope she turns out okay when she's older.
albert7139 I'm sending you lots of love and hugs! 🤗❤
Thanks for sharing that
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give you a big hug,everything is gonna be ok！
You made it this far for a reason and that is because you are supposed to be here. Go forward and live your life don't let anybody steal your joy by killing yourself. You deserve a great and happy life. Thank you for sharing this.
albert7139 I had a different but difficult childhood too. Abuse is hard to deal with. I began self destructing about 12. It became a pattern for most of my life. My mom dying 7 years ago was the worst. But I want you to know that as long as you keep getting upevery time you fall, you are going to be okay. I've survived long enough to become a grandmother. I felt like you do when I was your age. It's hard but you can past it. Please don't let your past destroy your NOW or your future. The pain you feel can be healed but the scars are a part of you. They don't define you. Know as bad as it was, there is so much beauty, love, kindness, joy, awe and amazement in the world. All you have to do is look right past the pain. It's there just waiting for you to see it. You are a SURVIVOR. You are not alone ✌️💖
I really enjoy Diane Sawyer ! She is really loving with children ! Bless that little girls heart ! She's got a long road ahead of her ! 💝
I can't stop thinking about this poor angel, one day, she's going to get the happiness she deserves ❤
im glad she is honest about why things happen... and her true emotions. I have faith she will be okay... Some dont ever come to terms with their past. and they are the ones that do damage in society.
Beautiful sweet girl. I hope she learns to cope and grow and have a good life. She deserves it.
Dear summer... u can and u will thrive.
I used to work at a juvenile mental health residential facility like this. The stories these children told and the things I witnessed was traumatizing for me just working there. it is unimaginable compared to what these kids actually experienced. I will never forget when a 12 yr old girl took her clothes off, squatted over her bed and peed on it. when she was done she curled into a ball screaming and crying "they raped me, they raped me".
I knew from her file she had been raped by more than 10 men in one night. There are evil ppl in this world and it's only by God's grace that we never have to experience it.
I was adopted and got lucky with a great family. If I could I would take Summer in a heartbeat. 🥺
I pray she received all the therapy she needed and I pray she is living a better life
This makes me want to foster children
Olivia Bishop Me too. To be somebody's safety.
Please DON'T just THINK about Fostering, STEP UP & DO IT!!!. God bless, I pray U do this, as it can b SO REWARDING.❤️
it's so sad she's so lovely to 😔
She is so sweet girl doesn’t deserve to go through that horrible wounds in her heart and soul.
This beautiful young girl is remarkable and brave.
I hope she has/does receive the help she needs in order to live a happy and healthy life in the future
She needs to here that she can make a change and declare this is not going to stop her from being a great adult and make a difference in our crazy world to help kids like her! She is beautiful and she needs love!!! Your amazing Summer!
I'm praying for her and all young children.. I'm totally in tears...
Diane adopt or foster that beautiful child. She connected with you.
Bailey Joe I'm afraid it doesn't work like that.
Jade Jewell I know it doesn't but last night something just told me to say that.
Mary Jo, I feel the same. There was a tangible connection.
Yeah this was in 2006 so she’s well over 18 now
@@reyesfour wtf. a little too late? that thing thst told u to say that is late. that girl is 24 today!
I hope she has found a way out of this and didnt let her story pull her on a cycle of destruction.
Poor sweet girl. I will pray that she is doing better now. The scars, unfortunately, will always be there, but I hope she found a "forever" family and the love and protection she truly deserves. That EVERY child deserves. It sickens me the evil that some human beings have inside them.
thank you for this report. people need to know these things are happening
This is so sad, she should be out playing, she shouldn't be afraid like that. I pray she heals from this.
DFS gets 40 gs per kid a year from the government .
Yet the kids usually don't have anything but a trash bag with junk in it ..why don't they talk about that ..how many placements the child will be in ? That they will not find the other bio parent ?? Why?? I want to sue the crap out of them .
40 gs??
Let's not forget how hard it is to adopt a child. You get refused so easily. I knew a couple that was very caring and happy, wanting to adopt a child to give the child a second chance, but they got refused because one of them was blind. Also, single 'parents' can't adopt a child. Madness...
the blind thing is stupid, but on single parents not being able to adopt a child, I think the state just sees a single parent home as less stable.
Financial issues can be a thing because there's just one income, so god forbid the single parent lose a job or have to stop working for various reasons. A 2 parent household would have a second income to fall back on.
Also single parent homes leave the question of where would the child be while the parent worked. And most people just assume having a mother and a father (well, i guess i should just say 2 parents since gays can adopt too) is just better.
Most of those things could be easily worked around like requiring the single parent make x amount of money or mandatory enrollment in daycare services, but I guess they just look at the surface level of the issue/ don't have the resources to make sure all the requirements I listed on top of the ones they already have?
That's just my guess at why it's like that anyway.
I cannot get this child off my mind, but now, she would be an adult. I hope she was placed in a good home.
she's about 28 now.i wonder how she's doing
My heart breaks for this sweet little girl. She’s endured trauma nobody should have to go through. I hope she finds her forever home! She is such a angel, even after she’s been through so much. All of the evil men who abused her should be locked up forever!
bless this child seen and been through too much no child should ever see or go through im a survivor myself and im still dealing with it even 47 yrs later .
I get the bringing this out into the light, I was abused myself and I want nothing more than for awareness to be spread but that young lady could not give consent to having this out in the world forever, I cried because I understand and feel the pain she has gone though and will continue to battle for the rest of her life. I really hope she is doing ok and is being treated with the respect she deserves. Be strong. Things can get better.
Foster Care and Child Protective Services are heavily involved in child trafficking.
This poor poor girl. I feel for her and countless others like her. Truly wish this world was perfect where parents could be responsible for what they bring in this world. Hope she finds a perfect family.
Breaks my heart. I pray for these kids
This made me cry like a baby. That poor, poor girl.
Leave her please never with children..She will never be change..She will grow up dangerous..
Wow. So sad. Diane was so great with that little girl. I saw her completely different then I usually do.
my heart and soul goes out to every person that has been through child sexual abuse. its so hard, and i hope that all of you are able to have good support systems and get the help that you need. when i was 4, 5, and 6 i was in a daycare that a lady ran out of her home and her son tried to rape me multiple times. when i was aged between 10-14 my stepdad molested me at least 4 times (could be more or less...really cant remember because i tried to block it out for so long). through years of therapy and learning my worth as a person, i have gone from a little girl wanting to kill herself to a 22 year old woman pursuing an education in social work, to help children that go thru the same thing i did. i couldn’t protect myself when i was abused, but now i can use my power to protect kids like me.
“They’re mean. Built to be mean. Built to be strong”. 💔
Bless this poor child. This hurts my heart for her.
I want to give her a hug and tell her that everything is going to be okay 😥
God bless all of our lost little sisters.
Im sure it would make her feel so good if she knew how many of us care
I wonder if any of the Turpin kids are going to have to go to that Maryhearst place?
Melissa0774 Very good point. That woman and her husband did not deserve that girl.
If I was of age I would adopt her in a heartbeat
They've fostered over 20 children? That seems very excessive and I question their motives
Marcie C it’s over how many years though
01/19/2020
Marcie C
Years ago, I was a Foster Parent & I would receive children in a "respite" (when the regular foster parents needed a break), or emergency situations. So I could see them having 20 children over a period of time. Also, some may have been siblings.
In my home town the foster unit gave three children to a lady who had a criminal record of theft. She murdered the four year old child. The system fails in more ways than one.
My heart goes out to Summer. She seems like she is in the right place for now. She has seen and had things done to her way too young for her age. I would love to see an update on her.
Being sexually abused does NOT make a kid be a predator like her! I was sexually abused and NEVER thought about harming or abusing anyone
same men were coming in and out of my home when i was 7 seen as my mom was a prostetute so i was sexually abused quite alot. like if u want to hear full story
Sweet Lilac24 Iam very sorry
Don't tell the full story. That's crazy.
Sweet Lilac24 is like to hear only if your comfortable
This was 12 years ago... Where is she now?
@ How did you know?
yeah how do u know?
Summer is all grown up
Now. I hope she is doing well and living a happy productive life x
This was so hard. I have a 15 yr old girl. She is my baby. I've watched over her and doted on her since she was born. I barely let the wind touch her. She's a sweet, introverted little girl. When she reached puberty (surprisingly early) she entered a deep state of depression. Fortunately, it wasn't because of some secret abuse. But I hurt because she hurt. After 3 years of therapy and medication, her inner light is shining so bright. I could never imagine my baby in pain because of me.
Diane is so good with her! ❤❤
What a heartbreaking story!!Just looking at Pretty Summer tears just rolled you so lovely Summer!🌷🌷🌷🌷
My heart sincks for her strife, that poor broken girl.
the way she spoke I could feel the edge of danger in her voice and then she got to the fact she's turned predator herself and man she doesn't need to be in a home with kids but in a mental facility for kids and a group home maybe for kids her age. that's so sad
I'm praying for this little girl, so she can find peace from her past and figure out how to not act on her fantasies. I think she's on the right road of writing them down instead of acting on them but I hope one day she won't need to write them down or have any ill thoughts of other children. She certainly is a young beautiful girl who can do anything she puts her mind to.
So am I understanding this correctly? She is dangerous to other children in foster care and no one wants to adopt her because she molests other children. She's a sex offender and therefore no one wants the liability. But when she's 18 she'll be set free from the system.
Yes . She is 24 now and i pray she doesn't have anymore victims.
feel better honey you are not alone
Y’all should’ve blurred her face and hidden her identity. She has been horribly abused as long as she can remember she shouldn’t be broadcasting it at this age, she can’t give proper consent.
Poor child i wish i could be her mother and protect her😭.God help her. Help all Children in pain😭.
i know how she feels , i delt with the same thing, abuse in every form you can image during my time in foster care
Dawn MoonWolf im sorry to hear you went through that. i hope your life has become much better. no child deserves that
My tears shed, what kind of devil can bear the heart to hurt innocent angels? !
Summer I cry for ur story I’m sry that happens to you
This is just heartbreaking because who knows if she has gotten past the urges in her life. The shit she went through so young is very similar to what pedophiles had gone through in their childhood and I’m just hoping summer got better
Be strong. You are a survivor.
Horrible life to live in . know the same pain
This makes me cry
We need an update
This video breaks my heart 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔 SUMMER I'M SORRY YOU WENT THROUGH LIFE IN THE WORST WAY ❤
she is about 28 now
wonder how she is doing.would be nice to see an update with her and Diane sawyer
Britta Olson, you are so right, and I agree 100%!!!
Heartbreaking. Very good of Diane Sawyer to put attention on these problems.
How can a underage little girl Vincent to her story being told in front of the world I mean I pray to God this helps Summer but I'm not sure about how she feels about being used for this show... For the whole world to see
I once fostered a little girl who had been sexually abused by both parents. Of course when she brought up the abuse I talked to her about it, and it was the hardest thing I had to do. A room eventually opened up for her in a rehab place,and I dont know what ever came about her life. I only pray god helped her, and now that she's a grown women, I hope she's doing well. A. You won't know this. But I do, I think about you from time to time, and I pray you realized that none of what your parents did to you was your fault. God bless sweet girl. 🌝🤗😊❤💚💙💜🙏🌟🙂💛❤💚💙💜❤💚💙💜💛💚
I don’t think it’s right to show her face on national tv. It should be blurred at the least. Her name shouldn’t be used either. This is exploiting her