Cheryl Burke
David Baker/Getty Images for iHeartRadiowhen Cheryl Burke At age 9, she testified in court that a caretaker sexually abused her and her stepsisters.
former dance with the stars Pro recalls traumatic experience from Monday, January 20 episode old style podcast.
“Both of us were sexually harassed by the same person, our caregiver,” said Burke, 40. “Then my sister’s best friend ran home and told her mom. That’s why he was sentenced – he was supposed to be sentenced to life in prison, but he got out.
During his trial, “I almost gaslit myself,” she continued. “When I actually testified with this guy sitting in front of me, I’ll never forget it. They wouldn’t even let my mom come with me, which was crazy. I was 9 years old. I was actually doing it to myself. Say this.
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Burke added: “I already felt at the age of 9 that I was a pedophile. That’s how they made me feel.
she explained during old style She appears to be a “professional dissociator” due to her past trauma, which she is trying to reconcile with.
“There was no, ‘Okay, I’m done with this part of my life,'” Burke said. “But I’ve done so much work that I can’t deal with my anger towards this person and I feel like I’m slowly dying, so there has to be some way to reconcile it. This is not condoning this behavior by any means. , but I had to create something like, ‘Okay, this person is sick.
However, she noted: “I don’t forgive. I don’t want people to get the wrong idea about it, just like I forgive him for his lewd behavior.
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Burke has previously spoken out about the abuse she suffered as a child, first 2015 Later, when discussing the ordeal, affected her relationships with men. As an adult.
She believes that going forward, it will become more difficult for other victims to speak out against their abusers.
“This is society today, man,” Burke told old style”, adding, “Why would anyone be willing to come forward and tell the truth when the victim feels they have done something wrong? And it’s easy to get someone and the entire statute of limitations affected. It’s all bullshit – because it takes decades, even a lifetime, to finally realize or have some sense of, ‘Yes, maybe I did get raped.’
She added: “There’s no quick fix to any of this. None. I don’t even want this to happen in any way. No medicine anymore. No mushrooms. Trust me, I’ve tried everything. Unless you do this Work or it’ll just come back ten times faster and gosh it doesn’t hurt.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact National Sexual Assault Hotline Phone: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
