You Can't Hide

By: Tina Renton

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Synopsis: I couldn't say how many times my stepfather had raped me by the time I was 11 because I'd blocked out the horrific memories. Yet the penny dropped as the teacher delivered the lesson. What Dave was doing to me wasn't what fathers did with their daughters - it was what grown-ups did to make babies. In 2011 Tina Renton used her law degree to put the man who had abused her for years behind bars. That man was her stepfather, David Moore, a predatory paedophile who subjected Tina to the worst kind of brutality from the age of six until she was fifteen. She'd told her mother and teacher that she was being raped but, incredibly, no action was taken. Alone, angry, and with nowhere to turn, she drew on her inner strength to survive, knowing she would someday get justice. In fact, she waited until adulthood. While studying for a law degree, she realised she could take Moore to court and make him pay for stealing her childhood. She told everything to police in 2009 and, two years later, saw him sentenced to 14 years for rape and sexual abuse. Her brave and shocking story throws a spotlight on how children are failed by adults when they need them most. Her determination to fight against the odds and never give up is an inspiration to anyone who has ever wanted to see justice done.