The Wire

Child abuse may be talked about more now than it once was but it’s still a well kept secret for many victims, mainly because telling on the abuser can mean being rejected by their own family. One woman who was prepared to take that risk was Julia Latchem-Smith but she was in her twenties and had children of her own before she decided to tell the truth about her father. As a result her father is in gaol and she has no contact with either of her parents.