Comment by Teresa on 31 Oct 2012 at 5:43 pm

Karen,

First, I so admire your courage and perseverance in your recovery. I wish you and your children a lifetime of happiness!

I wanted to ask you about your abusers; have any been turned over to law enforcement? What about the priest? If he is alive, he is probably still abusing?

Thank you again for your courage and sharing your story.

Teresa Kettelkamp

Dear Teresa,

Thank you for your sweet compliments, especially for my children, who by the way, are doing wonderfully and are strong-willed and confident adults!

Regarding my past abusers, yes, a few have been arrested. The priest died many years ago and was never arrested, fined, or reprimanded. The priest never physically abused me, but he witnessed the filming of the abuse and never received punishment. Sadly, although he knew, he allowed the abuse to happen. In my eyes, he was an abuser, and should have been sent to prison. Abuse is Abuse.

In my opinion, it doesn’t matter how much, what kind, or how long… all should have been punished.

Karen