Clark Fredericks

And the new law took the age up to age 55.

Because the stats we had is that people don't come forward and talk about their abuse till age 48 to 52.

So this gives everybody time to heal before they have to worry about a lawsuit.

And that was something myself and every other advocate can go to their grave feeling good about.

I got to testify before the House Judicial Committee.

A guy who murdered somebody is now speaking to the House Judicial Committee and telling them, you're going to have blood on your hands.

You're going to have a whole lot more clerks running around if you don't pass this new law.

Yeah.

And they passed it.

From there...

I had, when you write a book, half the battle is getting a literary agent and then the other half is getting a publishing deal.

If you want to go to traditional route, everybody can self-publish.

It's pretty easy nowadays.

But I wanted to go to traditional route.

When I got out, I asked the minister at my mother's church who had told her, pray on the number five.

I went into a private meeting with him and he's like, how can I help you?

What can I do for you?

I go, I got a manuscript.

I think it's pretty good, but I don't know anybody in the literary world.

Can you help me out?