Mel K, Satanic Ritual Survivor SRA Norma Breaking News 2-13-2021

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What is Satanic Ritual Abuse?

Nevertheless The term ‘ritual abuse’ was first used in the early 1980’s, to describe a particular form of abuse, (predominantly of children), involving organized ritual as a central feature.

And so the term first appeared in North American literature and was used in Australia from 1984 onwards (Scott, 2001).

And so since this time, the term ritual abuse has been defined in various ways.

As a result by various people, including survivors, academics and workers from professional fields that come into contact with survivors and perpetrators e.g. police, social workers, psychologists etc.

Accordingly Ritual abuse has existed for longer than the last twenty years. Survivors talk of their childhood experiences of ritual abuse, occurring in the 1950’s and 60’s.

Mel K, Satanic Ritual Survivor SRA Norma Breaking News 2-13-2021

Hence ritually abusive practices within families are often trans-generational, meaning they are practiced by various generations of family members over many years.

Evidence, derived from court cases and personal accounts, indicate ritual abuse existed as far back as the 16th century.

Of one account to extent to which it is practiced in Australia is hard to determine due to a number of factors, including the highly secretive nature of ritual abuse practices and a culture of disbelief.

Which further hides it and, which influences and impedes political and social institutions’ responses toward it.

Consequently since the 1989 Report by the Ritual Abuse Task Force of Los Angeles County Commission for Women, defined ritual abuse in the following way: Full Article Home page