Supporting Aaron Fisher

Last updated on: November 2, 2012 at 10:02 am by Bristol Palin

Supporting Aaron Fisher 2012-11-02T10:02:14-05:00 Bristol Palin

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Today, I picked up a People magazine and read the article “I Am Victim Number One.” It was an article about Aaron Fisher, known as victim number one, of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. He’s written a book, along with his mother and therapist, about what it was like to be sexually abused as a child. Here’s the description of his book, from Amazon.

Victim 1, at fourteen years of age, spoke up against Jerry Sandusky in the Penn State scandal, and now for the first time tells his story.

Aaron Fisher was a eager and spirited eleven-year-old when legendary Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky recruited him into his Second Mile children’s charity. Offering support at a critical time in Aaron’s life, Sandusky gave him gifts and attention, winning the boy’s trust even as he isolated him from his family and peers. Before long, Sandusky’s attention escalated into sexual assault. When Aaron summoned the courage to speak up, he found himself ostracized and harassed by the very people who were supposed to protect him. The investigation set off by his coming forward would drag on for three years—and would launch the biggest scandal in the history of sports.

In Silent No More, Aaron Fisher recounts his harrowing quest to bring Sandusky’s crimes to light—from the intense feelings of guilt that kept him from speaking up earlier and the fear he felt at accusing a man who was a pillar of the community and a hero to the largest alumni network in the world, to the infuriating delays in the arrest and conviction of his abuser. He catalogs the devastating personal toll the case took on him: the shattered relationships, panic attacks, and betrayal of trust that continued to haunt him even after the charges went public in the fall of 2011. But he also speaks of his mother’s desperate efforts to get him out of harm’s way, the invaluable help of psychologist Michael Gillum, and the vindication he felt at inspiring numerous other victims to step forward . . . and at knowing that, thanks to him, there would be no future victims of Jerry Sandusky.

In the end, Aaron Fisher won his fight to expose the truth, achieving some measure of closure. Told in the honest and unforgettable voices of Aaron; his mother, Dawn; and his psychologist, Mike, this inspiring book completes Aaron’s transformation from a nameless casualty into a resounding voice for change.

I just feel so terrible for all those who were abused, and cannot believe all that evil went on behind closed doors. Let’s keep praying for these victims, let’s listen to their stories, and let’s hope this new book prevents any other sick-pedophiles from destroying families the way Sandusky did. Also, I so appreciate Aaron’s amazing courage in bringing down this monster. Buy the book, hug your kids, and let’s pray that the people who are responsible for this are brought to justice.

Buy “Silent No More: Victim 1’s Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky” by Aaron Fisher, with Michael Gillum and Dawn Daniels.

Also, watch the interview Aaron Fisher gave to Chris Cuomo on 20/20:

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