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Summary Of Our Little Secret By Chas Fisher

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Chas Fisher is a survivor of child sexual abuse. Chas was five years old when his babysitter started to play sexual games with him. The documentary “Our Little Secret,” by Chas Fisher aims to find reasons why sexual abuse happens. Chas abuse took place at his home when he was alone with his babysitter; the abuse portrayed as a game, it was their "little secret."
At first, child sexual abuse victims often feel that the abuse is something normal, that the offender is not doing anything wrong instead, the abuse is seen as a way of loving. People tend to have their own theories base on their ignorance about sexual abuse, this was the case with Chas. Once Chas became a parent, his biggest fear was himself. Chas fear that he could be a threat to

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