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Courage of survivors....child sexual assault

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This afternoon I witnessed courage of survivors - in yet another tale where the last person people would suspect....a neighbor...a friend...an authority figure...was being charged with molesting young men...boys. Now the justice process is ongoing so the accused, in the eyes of the law, is innocent - but, as I sat in that court room I was inspired to see these young men get on the stand and take back the power and control they spoke about being ripped away. For more on this story and how it began... read here --- Two Juneau County Men Arrested On Child Sex Crime Charges State Agents, Juneau County Deputies Lead Joint Investigation Here is a video on the case that quite frankly is causing a lot of pain for our community: That story was when the charges were filed...today was a preliminary hearing and the judge decided that after hearing the testimony of the young men, there was probable cause in the case, and the Coughlins would need to face the charges..... As a female I