so there's a guilt association when you're a victim of abuse. and it also stops you from speaking out. but, when you have religious abuse, as well, they include doctrine. katie: did your mother know about this? >> yes, my mother did. katie: and did you go to her? did she explain it away? fathomable. >> i excused my mother's inaction and made excuses believing that mom couldn't protect me because she had to many other children to protect. i was wrong. katie: we tried to reach out to your father about the allegations, and we were unable to reach him. do you have any contact with him at all? >> i do have contact with him. he denies molesting all of us, all of the sisters. there's 28 children in the family and he denies the abuse of all of us. katie: he was never prosecuted. why?