Rebekah Vardy has spoken for the first time about her experiences of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness
The footballer's wife says she was sexually abused from the age of 12, adding that instead of being supported, she was"blamed, manipulated into believing it wasn't the best thing to take it to the police".Rebekah Vardy has spoken for the first time about her experiences of growing up as a Jehovah's Witness.
The media personality and wife of footballer Jamie Vardy was raised as a Jehovah's Witness in Norwich but left at the age of 15. In the documentary, Vardy said she was sexually abused by someone in the community when she was a young teenager, claiming it was covered up by elders - senior male religious leaders.
"From the age of around 12 years old I was being abused and instead of being supported I was blamed, manipulated into believing it wasn't the best thing to take it to the police."I told my mum about the abuse that I was experiencing. She cried, but didn't believe me.
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