Richard Windmann, Ph.D. is a survivor of childhood sex abuse and sex trafficking from the age of 7 until 17. He estimates that he's been raped by hundreds, if not over a thousand men during that 10 year period. After doing advocacy work with SNAP, 5 years ago he started his own advocacy Nonprofit 501(c)(3) called "Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse” (SCSA), which currently has over 37,000 members worldwide. SCSA offers peer-led support meetings, one-on-one consultations, mental health and legal referrals, in addition to championing Statute of Limitations eliminations with legislative lookback windows. The first law passed was in Louisiana, where the Catholic Church challenged the law up to the LA Supreme Court and was upheld. Richard graduated from Loyola University College of Law School in 2022, as a Distinguished Fellow.

Suicide is talked about in this episode. If you are experiencing feelings of suicide or you know someone who is, don't hesitate to get in touch with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US available 24/7 to provide free, confidential emotional support to people in suicidal or emotional distress. Their number in the US is 988 or 1-800-273-8255 or athttps://988lifeline.org/ – in other countries, reach out to your local suicide prevention hotline which you can find athttps://findahelpline.com/. 

Contact info for Richard:

• SCSA - Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse

Other Links Mentioned:

• Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests - SNAP

• Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America - Netflix (documentary featuring Richard’s story of being trafficked by his New Orleans scout troop)

• Article on New Orleans Boy Scout Sex Trafficking ring

• Article on Hope Haven Abuse history

• Wikipedia: Penn State child sex abuse scandal (includes Sandusky)

• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) 

Other Helpful Links:

• Wikipedia: Evel Knievel

• Leave No Trace - Hulu (documentary about sex abuse within the Boy Scouts)

• Wikipedia: List of disability-related terms with negative connotations (includes “moron”)

• “I am still every age that I have ever been” - Madeleine L'Engle

• Wikipedia: “Whiskey Lullaby” sung by Brad Paisley (Richard played Acoustic Guitar for this recording)

• Wikipedia: EMDR

• Wikipedia: Ego-State Therapy

• Wikipedia: Hillsong Church (includes info on the child sex abuses)

• Wikipedia: Seasonal Affective Disorder

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• Mike’s Story

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