Stephen Nolan interviews abuse victim Michael - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

In an extraordinary half hour of radio, Stephen Nolan talks to Michael, who calls in after Chief Constable Simon Bailey said that men sexually attracted to children should be treated as patients not criminals. Michael (not his real name) talks about how he was abused as a child; how he’s forgiven his abuser; how he himself struggled for many years with being attracted to children; how this battle was particularly difficult as he brought up his daughters; and how men like him need opportunities to talk about what they’re feeling, to help them so they don’t turn to abuse.

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