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it was just a very rural, rustic place. it s a town with unpaved streets, no sewage, no running water. the family moved to southern california for a better life. but patricia s life here wasn t easy. she says her dad physically abused her mother. my father had lots of difficulties, he was an alcoholic. he was quite violent with her. and patricia says she too was victimized by her dad. claiming he had sexually abused her, beginning when she was just five years old. as a five-year-old, i couldn t go to anybody for help. who could i go to? i couldn t go to him, he was the one abusing. i couldn t go to my mother. and, she couldn t stop him from beating her. so, i really had nowhere to turn. apparently, patricia didn t tell anyone at the time. both her mother and sister learned about the abuse later. patricia s brother said their
running water. the family moved to southern california for a better life. but patricia s life here wasn t easy. she says her dad physically abused her mother. my father had lots of difficulties, he was an alcoholic. he was quite violent with her. and patricia says she too was victimized by her dad. claiming he had sexually abused her, beginning when she was just five years old. as a five-year-old, i couldn t go to anybody for help. who could i go to? i couldn t go to him, he was the one abusing. i couldn t go to my mother. and, she couldn t stop him from beating her. so, i really had nowhere to turn. apparently, patricia didn t tell anyone at the time. both her mother and sister learned about the abuse later. patricia s brother said their father eventually admitted to