Child Fights Off Alleged Attacker 10/20/10
October 20, 2010 7:31 PM MST
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San Antonio - as it was reproted to news 4 woai, A father shares his agony to send a message to Parents : "Listen to your children." He says his daughter fought off a would be attacker trying to molest her and now that man, Aaron Roygoza, is behind bars tonight and charged with indecency wit ha child by contact.
For both the daughter and fathers protection neither was identified by news 4 woai.
He says his daughter hit and pushed Roygaza and ran away. According to him she later told her mother who didnt believe her and never reported it to Authorities.
he later told news 4 woai that "I know what it feels like," he said. "I know that if I told my mother I was molested, she would have believed me because of the way she raised me, but I didn't."
the father contacted news 4 woai to tell her story and to let other parents know that they need to pay attention. "Listen to your children. Take into consideration what they're telling you. Don't be too quick to judge," he said. "You're supposed to believe everything your kids tell you. They wouldn't lie to you about something like this."
Childsafe, once called Alamo Children's Advocacy Center, is an organization that helps Sexually abused children and their families cope with the trauma of sexual assualt with a team of mental health specialists put together to evaluate each child on a case by case basis and help that child as well as their families function in their day to day lives after the event. they encourage all parents to teach their children the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching.
If you suspect abuse, call local law enforcement or call Child Protective Services at 1-800-252-5400. For more information about ChildSafe, call (210) 675-9000.
News 4 WOAI is also dedicated to protecting children and has launched a campaign called all4one
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/All4One-News-4-WOAI-child-abuse-awareness-campaign/4nDY1Yis-0uMv1g4UGOJqg.cspx
http://www.woai.com/content/news/newslinks/story/Child-fights-back-against-alleged-attacker/L9cZQJFcWEmkX2waVBlRKg.cspx
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