Child Sexual Abuse

This theory will be discussed in greater detail later in this paper and also identified with the characters in the book Angels Crying.
             All children whether in a family home or institution should be taught basic sexual education. They should be taught that no one should touch the "private" parts of their body. Parents and health professionals should develop strong communication skills with children. They should encourage them to ask questions and explain to them the importance of reporting abuse to another trusted adult. .
             We can no longer pretend that sexual abuse does not exist. We need to break the silence. We need to uncover the secrecy. It is only through mustering the honesty to dispel the secrecy, the courage to confront sexual abuse directly, and the wisdom to seek methods that will effectively break the cycle that we will be able to halt this epidemic in order for all children to develop normally throughout all stages of their lives.
             The book Angels Crying by Tom Moore is a true story relating to the secrecy and tragic events surrounding sexually abused children in Newfoundland foster homes in the 1970s and 1980s and how the effects of this abuse and neglect affects the lives of those children.
             The book opens with the scene of two fishermen building a graveyard box in a small Newfoundland community referred to as Deep Harbor. As the fishermen are working they notice a helicopter fly overhead and when they turn in the direction of the helicopter, across the harbor, they hear a muffled cry for help. When the two men go to investigate the problem they discover a man (Albert Weller) holding the body of a dead girl named Tammy King.
             To record life's journey of this fifteen year old girl, Moore takes us back to the time of her birth, November 9, 1972 at the Grace Hospital, St. John's. Tammy was born to parents who were heavy drinkers, had no jobs, and depended on the welfare system for survival.