AVIS SMITH, RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Radiological technologist Avis Smith Avis Smith, a survivor of sexual abuse suppression, sits down with StacyK to share her story after sixty-two years of silence. Once abused by her stepfather at around age four, the molestation began in his darkroom, where he closed off part of the garage to develop film as a photographer.

Avis Smith, a survivor of sexual abuse suppression, sits down with StacyK to share her story after sixty-two years of silence. Once abused by her stepfather at around age four, the molestation began-in his darkroom, where he closed off part of the garage to develop film as a photographer.

Watch as Avis takes us back to 1965 and talks about what was “hidden under the rug”and how growing up in a physically violent home, she and her mother discovered the courage to escape with no more than a bag of clothes, leaving behind a monster. After keeping this secret for all those years for fear of people thinking she was damaged or dirty, now Avis speaks out about the truth to help other people.