BLINDSIDED
Image of Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth MN
An upcoming series of documented
memoirs telling the real story behind
the headlines that shocked
a nation
Copyright 2018 David Samarzia
David
David Samarzia
Advocate ~ Author ~ Listener
Listening. That’s what David Samarzia found himself doing, from the first moment the story of his childhood sexual abuse by a pastor hit the media. Three men called him, crying, to say they too had been molested by the minister. Mothers sobbed while speaking of their sons who’d committed suicide for the same reason. One told him, “You have to be their voice now.”
Volunteering with anti-abuse organizations, contacting legislators to change laws, writing his painful story to educate readers . . . perhaps this is why David survived a youthful suicide attempt — to be an impassioned voice for those who carry lifelong scars from sexual assault.
(c) David Samarzia 2018