—Anonymous, 35, London My mom never told anyone about what he did to me, and I never mentioned it either. I was just relieved he was gone." —shortfatproudofthat If your body is telling you similar, refuse to stop seeking help until someone can help you make it stop. It could save your life." —Anonymous —Anonymous, 41, California —Anonymous, 20, Pennsylvania Me and other students’ parents took it upon ourselves to start looking into this teacher’s behavior. Two weeks later, the man left town in the middle of the night — he owned his home but abandoned everything. I believe he realized he was being investigated." —Anonymous, Indiana At work, I told my boss about the encounter. I didn’t know what to do, and I asked if I should alert campus security. She laughed and said he was probably just socially awkward and hitting on me. About five months later, I was on lunch in the break room at a new job and noticed the local newspaper was sitting out. I opened it up. That man’s mugshot was staring back at me. Apparently, before my encounter, he had abducted a similarly aged woman in a different part of the state and murdered her. I remember seeing her billboards up all over the interstates when she had gone missing. She had been missing for months by the time he was arrested, and I had his license plate number and car make and model. I should have reported him, despite my boss not taking me seriously at the time." —Anonymous, Portland If you are concerned that a child is experiencing or may be in danger of abuse, you can call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-2253 (4.A.CHILD); service can be provided in over 140 languages.
