West Orange Advocate Pens Kids Book: ‘ABCs of Child Sexual Abuse’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange author is gearing up for the official release of her new educational children’s book, “ABCs of Child Sexual Abuse.”

Gloria Bozor, a two-time survivor of child sexual abuse who found her calling as a sociologist, case worker and safety advocate, will hold a free book signing and launch event at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 at The Suite Spot in South Orange.

Learn more about this local event here.

Bozor said she’s trying to create awareness, educate and possibly prevent children from experiencing sexual abuse by starting a conversation at home, or at school in a safe and trusted environment.

It’s a difficult conversation, she says – but it has to start somewhere.

“The most terrifying part about child sexual abuse is not that it happened, but know it will happen again,” Bozor said, adding that it “has no color, race, gender, time or date.”

According to Bozor, her book explores body boundaries, body ownership, “good touch vs. bad touch,” consent, reporting an incident and getting out of possible dangerous situations.

“My story is someone else's survivor kit,” emphasized Bozor, who said that “an educated child is a safe child.”

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