Content Warning: This article contains true stories of child sexual assault and child trafficking.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
Shawna Rogers died at 17, after years of abuse, violence and exploitation. The compounding cost of failures from law enforcement and rehabilitators as well as family finally proved fatal. In the end, she was blind to those who wanted to help her as they had been blind to her needs for years. Her life stands as a haunting example of how far Texas still has to go to help victims like her.
Shawna Rogers died at 17, after years of abuse, violence and exploitation. The compounding cost of failures from law enforcement and rehabilitators as well as family finally proved fatal. In the end, she was blind to those who wanted to help her as they had been blind to her needs for years. Her life stands as a haunting example of how far Texas still has to go to help victims like her.