Purnima Govindarajulu was six when she began visiting a relative's home for sleepovers. Her cousin had a young daughter close to her age but Ms Purnima, now 53, only relives the trauma she suffered on those visits.
She says she was sexually abused by her cousin's husband, then 20 years her senior. And the abuse, which included fondling as well as oral and penetrative acts, continued until she was 13.
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