Jakelin would say she lived a happy childhood in Guatemala City with her mother and three brothers. But that was before her father re-entered the picture. Then, he shattered anything that was left of it.
During the night, Jakelin’s father snuck into her bedroom and abused her.
In Guatemala, where many victims of this crime are abused by the ones closest to them, fear keeps these children from speaking up about their abuse or reporting it as a crime.
So Jakelin suffered his repeated assaults in silence. Until her mother learned about the terror he was causing and reported her father to the local authorities.
But even then, there was little hope the case would ever reach a verdict. Not without someone walking alongside her in the road to justice. This is where your support of IJM can change everything.
John, many children like Jakelin still need rescue and restoration.
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