'I took back control... I'm not afraid' — Abuse survivor visited her father to forgive him
Across a decade of her childhood, Fiona Doyle's dad repeatedly raped her and let two other men abuse her too. Yet she recently visited him to offer forgiveness, she tells ALISON O'REILLY
Child abuse survivor Fiona Doyle visited her father recently. 'I said: ‘Hi dad, I’m not here to row I’m here to talk’. So he relaxed a little.' Picture: Moya Nolan
A woman who was repeatedly raped by her father for nearly a decade of her childhood said she has forgiven him for the “hell” he put her through which included allowing two other men to sexually assault her.
Fiona Doyle (57) from Co Wicklow waived her right to anonymity in 2013 after Pat O’Brien pleaded guilty to 16 counts of rape and indecent assault.
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