CNN's Don Lemon Admits Being Victim of Sexual Abuse In Midst of Bishop Eddie Long Controversy - The Snob Blog - Danielle Belton's The Black Snob

This article brings up some important information. I didn't know that Don Lemon has had to deal with such a thing as being victimized as a child. This crime is extremely widespread. A lot og lives have been destroyed. The cause? Simple - Sin. People behaving and acting against the standard God has for us. I'm not talking about the victims...I'm talking about the perpetrators. The victims suffer. The truth is so does the perpetrator. There is only one answer out of this - Jesus. Jesus can heal both the abuser and the victim.

In a rare, revealing moment on television, CNN's Don Lemon admitted for the first time in public that he was a victim of sexual abuse as a child. While conducting a televised discussion with a group of Bishop Eddie Long supporters Saturday, Lemon recalled abuse that started when he was six-years-old. As reported on Richard Prince's Journal-ism's blog for the Maynard Institute, Lemon said he hid the secret of his abuse until he was 30 years old because of shame.

CNN's Don Lemon Admits Being Victim of Sexual Abuse In Midst of Bishop Eddie Long Controversy - The Snob Blog - Danielle Belton's The Black Snob