Ted Cruz

And this is a problem we are seeing nationwide.

A staggering statistic.

A child in America is sexually abused every nine minutes.

One in four girls in America will be sexually abused before she turns 18.

One in six boys in America will be sexually abused before he turns 18.

And we have been seeing over and over again when their violators are held accountable, when they're prosecuted, and when there is civil litigation.

that it is becoming routine for the violators to insist upon a non-disclosure agreement, a non-disclosure agreement that binds the children and forces them to be silent.

And Trey's Law is named for a Texan, Trey Carlock, who horrifically was abused at a summer camp in Missouri, abused over a number of years,

And his abuser was prosecuted.

His abuser is serving three consecutive life terms in prison.

And in the course of civil litigation, Trey was convinced to sign a nondisclosure agreement.

And that secret haunted him.

So much so that at 28 years old, he took his own life.

And that is a tragedy in his life and his family's life, but it's a tragedy nationally.

And we have a guest on the podcast tonight who is another Texan, Elizabeth Phillips.

Elizabeth is Trey's sister.

And she has taken the grief and agony of losing her brother,

And of knowing what happened to him, losing her brother.

It's one thing to lose a sibling in a car accident.

My sister died of a drug overdose.