"Slowly, I'm beginning to realise that what happened to me wasn't my fault, th..." - Girl A, Girl A

Slowly, I'm beginning to realise that what happened to me wasn't my fault, that I was taken advantage of by a group of vile, twisted men.

— Girl A, Girl A

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