I Confronted My Ab*ser 30 Years Later… Everything Changed

(CW: CSA, Dr*g A, Self H*rm, Suic*de Ideation) For a boy growing up in the 1970s, rural northern New Jersey was a year-round playground, filled with secret fishing holes, enchanted woods, and private trails to explore with friends. But this chiIdhood idyll was snatched from Clark Fredericks by a man he regarded as a local hero: Dennis Pegg, the town’s Boy Scout leader, a law enforcement officer with the Sussex County Sheriff’s Department, and, as Fredericks would discover, a serial pred*tor. Through his teenage years and young adulthood, Fredericks kept silent about the horrific ab*se he experienced, turning to dr*gs, alcoh*l, gambl*ng, and s*x addict*on to numb the memories. For decades, he remained tormented by shame, unable to share the secrets that were eating away at his psyche—until he v*olently confronted his ab*ser. Following his timing in pr*son, Clark Fredericks and his story have inspired major reform of the statutes that once severely limited the rights of C.A. victims to sue their ab*sers. Find Clark: Book “Scarred”: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Scarred/Clark-Fredericks/9781668018651 Podcast “Free Like-Me”: https://freelike-me.buzzsprout.com/ Website: https://www.freelike-me.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/clarkfredericks/?hl=en YT: https://www.youtube.com/@clarkfredericks3309 Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https:/