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when I first started going through the flashbacks and remembering everything that had happened to me I didn't want to
live anymore swimming is different than any other sport there's a sense of peace that I've
never experienced anywhere else growing up I just have had so much passion for sports sports were my
everything I was so excited to go to Junior High School and I heard they had this young
really fun PE teacher Julie CA was the girls PE teacher in junior high school she was athletic outgoing she was more
of our friend I would say than a teacher did Julie treat Kristen differently yeah
you knew Kristen was a special one she would let me stay afterwards and shoot three-pointers with
her we just became kind of buddies and that's when she really like sunk her teeth
in Julie she was just everywhere surprising me places she would come into my house and be hiding under my bed when I
would go up to my bedroom at night she literally was under your bed yeah I just felt this grab around my ankles I
like lost my breath and like Shook and she abused me in like every way she could have I was just paralyzed
with fear it's just the scariest thing in the world to have someone you trust and
respect and admire betray you so who was Mr witters Mr witters was a sciencey trip and my Middle School Mr
whiters would tell me that I was special and he would touch me um through my clothes and under my clothes how old
were you I was about 13 at the time it was absolutely incredible that you had two teachers at the same middle
school sexually abusing students Mr whiters started touching me in seventh grade did you confide in
anyone that this was going on no I've lived most of my life trying to forget what
happened it was a big and scary secret that I had been able to black out for more than 10
years I was like a wreck I didn't know if I could weather the storm of what had happened the only way I got through it
was with Scott it was just hard because you knew how much pain there was for her
I was shaking in bed at night and having nightmares not able to eat then Scott said I love you we're going to get
through this we have two options we can find her and kill her or we can go to police

A former middle school athlete kept quiet about years of abuse by a trusted coach. Can she now get the woman to admit to her crimes? Tracy Smith reports for "48 Hours" Saturday, June 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Kristen recounts her traumatic experiences of teacher abuse and the support from her partner Scott.

Key points

The Betrayal of Trust. A chilling account of betrayal by trusted teachers during formative years.
Finding Strength in Love. A partner's support becomes crucial in navigating trauma and pain.

Episode highlights

The Betrayal of TrustA chilling account of betrayal by trusted teachers during formative years.“It's just the scariest thing in the world to have someone you trust betray you.”1:51Oct 15, 2014

Episode quotes

It's just the scariest thing in the world to have someone you trust betray you.

Reflecting on betrayal by trusted figures.

1:51WatchOct 15, 2014

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