Clark Fredericks

I was like, sure.

And so this went on for a minute where he's rubbing his fingers up and down my scar.

And then he goes like below my scar to like my pant line, pushing my abdomen.

Is your stomach sore from the surgery?

like no not at all so he's pushing and touching he's like okay he's like here's your dollar he's like now this has to be our little secret like we can't be army buddies if if you tell anybody that i touched your scar that has to just between be between you and i i was like all right then like not understanding why he wanted me to keep a secret but i'm like all right

So what he's done already is predators have to initiate touch at some point.

And just the tussling of the hair.

I see people tussle somebody's hair and it just like sends a shiver up my spine because...

To the average person, it's harmless.

To a predator, it's their way of initiating touch.

Right.

And then now he's taking it a step further by touching my open heart surgery scar.

Like, you know, yeah.

If you can't trust the lieutenant in the sheriff's department, who's a Boy Scout leader, who's in every organization under the sun, he's the chaplain at the...

vfw post uh you know if if you can't trust that who who can you trust so i trusted him so he's initiated touch and he's brought in secrecy secrets are a predator's lifeline like they have to have secrets

If I told right away, he stopped in his tracks.

They thrive on secrets and they thrive on threats and they thrive on that connection, that bond between you.

So he's already got me in the snare at six years old.

And predators are methodical and they're patient.

You know, it's not like I'm walking to the school bus stop and some homeless guy grabs me, pulls me around a tree and does something to me.