Teri Hatcher 2014 - "Desperate Housewives" actress, Teri Hatcher, revealed about her own personal ordeal with sexual molestation when she spoke at the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women sponsored by the United Nations on Tuesday. The 41-year-old star broke down while recounting her experience with abuse.
This 2014, Teri Hatcher admitted that her uncle sexually molested her 35 years ago when she was only 7-years-old. Before she spoke at the United Nations' event, the actress already revealed her story in a Vanity Fair issue in 2006. For the first time, Hatcher publicly spoke about the abuse and said it was something she wanted to hide her entire life.
"This is something I've tried to hide my whole life," Hatcher told the magazine.
In 2002, Teri Hatcher found out that her uncle had another 14-year-old victim who committed suicide. She then reached out to the DA. The accused, Richard Hayes Stone was the actress' uncle by marriage. Although Hatcher's abuse stopped when she was around 8 or 9, Stone continued to abuse other young girls. Her uncle, then 64 years-old, pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation in the case of the 14-year-old victim and received 14 years imprisonment.
"I was just blown away by this young girl's pain," Hatcher said. "I thought, boy, that's really close to being me. Any day of the week I could feel that sort of pain. I haven't tried to kill myself, but I've certainly thought about it."
As an adult, Teri Hatcher became passionate about the prevention of sexual abuse. Along with her UN Speech this 2014, Hatcher helped light the Empire State Building orange on Monday. According to Yahoo! Celebrity News, the lighting event was in honor of the International Day for the Elimination of the Violence Against Women.
"I am simply one in three women who is forced to accept violence as part of their life story," Teri Hatcher said in her speech on Nov. 25, 2014. "I am one of three women who for the rest of her life battles the voice in her head that accepts blame for abuse, a voice that is antithetical to self-esteem, self-worth, and happiness. This is a statistic that has to change. One in three women can no longer have to face a stigma and a fear that prevent them from seeking help."
After Teri Hatcher's 2014 UN speech, the actress was given a standing ovation by other members of the panel including New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray and UN Woman Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
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