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What it’s like to be a male survivor of sexual assault

If Adam slept through the night, he knew, it would be good day. But that didn't happen often, even after a relative stopped raping him.

Now 34, Adam says the abuse began when he was 14 and stopped as soon as he turned 18. His relative warned him that if he told their family, it would kill Adam's grandfather. So he kept it to himself and dreamed of killing himself, killing his abuser, killing others.

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