Dear Abby: Workplace assault leaves lasting scars
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<p><b>DEAR ABBY:</b> I was sexually assaulted at work about 20 years ago. I went through an off-and-on cycle with that supervisor for almost a year. He used many different tactics: isolating me, befriending me, apologizing insincerely, stating that he was a pillar of the community and no one would believe it, and even telling me I hadn't meant it when I said no. At the same time, my then-husband started drinking and also became abusive toward me.</p><p>I left the job a year later after another incident occurred and the company swept it under the rug. Here I am, more than 20 years later, still…
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Dear Abby: Workplace assault leaves lasting scars
<p><b>DEAR ABBY:</b> I was sexually assaulted at work about 20 years ago. I went through an off-and-on cycle with that supervisor for almost a year. He used many different tactics: isolating me, befriending me, apologizing insincerely, stating that he was a pillar of the...
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DEAR ABBY: Workplace assault leaves lasting scars
An advice-seeker still deals with the aftermath of what happened 20 years ago
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