Woman shares her story of teen dating violence during awareness month
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and last updated 2021-02-08 17:25:14-05
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -Too many teens are physically attacked by the person who is supposed to love them, and February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.
Cheri Hewlett said her first serious relationship was at 16-years-old and by 19-year-old she had two children to the man who was older than her.
She said the abuse would escalate when she was pregnant.
âI had been hospitalized several times, broken ribs, fractured cheekbones, punctured ear drums and tons of black eyes,â said Hewlett. âIt was very much a physical abuse, but it was also very, very emotionally and mentally abusive because I had nothing.