13: Episode 13 - Turning a Blind Eye

Sherry Johnson was an 8-year-old girl in 1968, living in Tampa, FL with her family, whom were part of a very strict sect of the Apostolic Church. The church was the centre of their world. So, when the Bishop of the church gave Sherry a gift of a red bicycle, her mother was very proud...but Sherry knew the gift was meant to buy her silence. And it was this silence that would hold her captive in a legal loophole for years to come and eventually motivate Sherry into a battle that she is still fighting to this day.

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• Unchained at Last - https://www.unchainedatlast.org/child-marriage-shocking-statistics/
• Senate passes bill that would end child marriage in Florida. House to vote on Thursday - https://eu.news-press.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/31/senate-passes-law-would-end-child-marriage-florida-house-vote-bill-thursday/1084085001/
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• Forced to marry her rapist at 11, woman finally changes Florida marriage law - https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/10/forced-marry-her-rapist-11-woman-finally-changes-florida-marriage-law/413284002/
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• Stop child marriage in Florida - https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/Column-Stop-child-marriage-in-Florida_165418732/
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• Amazing Grace Lyrics Video - Gospel Touch Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMLCkuXL-uA
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