The mother of a sexual abuse victim says she'll always admire her child's bravery
The mother of a sexual abuse victim says she'll always admire her child's bravery
18 June 2019
Sixty eight-year-old Christchurch man James Grainger has been sentenced to nearly ten years jail on 16-charges of sexually abusing a teenager.
The teenager's mother told the Christchurch District Court she was reading a "survivors" statement, not a victim statement.
She said her child's adolescence was stolen and it's impacting everyone around them.
The mother says she'll always admire her child's bravery in giving evidence over two days to a roomful of people - and being called a liar.
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