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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> rg201508 </div>');
document.write('mimi, thanks for the complements. Yes you are right, victims of sexual abuse do tend to blame themselves for what happened and yes that does tend to lead on to other things. southtexas, yes you are right as well, we don\'t know if this victim is really... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> mimi312 </div>');
document.write('I DO know this Southtexas... children and teens who have been molested, often turn to self-destructive behaviors such as becoming promiscous, using drugs and alcohol, self-mutilation.  Having worked with emotionally disturbed teens, you should know... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> southtexas </div>');
document.write('Mimi....    You don\'t KNOW anything.  You don\'t KNOW that this kid was ever molested as a minor.      And I WAS molested as a minor....twice as a matter of fact, once when I was 8 years old and once when I was 13.  Did it ruin my life...NO.  Did it... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> mimi312 </div>');
document.write('RG - Kudos to you for holding a job and paying your taxes and trying to stay on the right side of the law --- You sound like a stand up kinda guy.  But ---- as a child/teen, have you ever been a victim of a sex crime? If you haven\'t, let me tell you... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> rg201508 </div>');
document.write('Ladyinpink,   I believe myself to be contributing member of society in that I hold a job, pay taxes out of my paycheck so that burdens of society like your so-called victim can attend drug rehab programs, and I try not to get in trouble with the law.... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> Ladyinpink </div>');
document.write('whre is your psychology degree rg? The victim was a productive member of society before this all happened and from a good family. He will be again, and since you popped your big mouth off like you know it all.........I hope it happens to you someday and... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> rg201508 </div>');
document.write('you all can argue the facts as much you\'d like and it still won\'t change a thing. by this time next month, ratcliff will have already selected a different place to reside in, tyler will have started the prosecution of the city officials, and you... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('Nun.....Do you really think that as soon as the DPS got the complaint they were going to run to Mr. Ratcliff and ask him if he did it?  I hardly think so.  They really didn\'t have a lot to go on...primarily the victim\'s word after 10 years.      Of... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('Sun Jul 6, 2008 05:42:32 CDTNuno, I added events you mentioned into the timeline.In 1997 a 15 year old boy is allegedly sexually assaulted by Ratcliff. Never talks about it to anyone.In 1999 there is a case on record where the same 17 year old kid... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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document.write('<div class="comment_by"> justmerighthere </div>');
document.write('   digalitldper and southtexas...    Maybe you two are just TOO FORWARD...   You do seem VERY DEMANDING at times  Maybe you "Asked" to be assaulted!  How do we know you didn\'t ask for it to cover up for something that you did wrong??    (That\'s just... <a href="http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/ViewPost/28591">read more</a></div>');
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