Put Down the Guns and Shoot the Cameras

This article appeared in the Summer 2014 News from the Village. As a high school senior, Vaughan Thorpe was arrested for robbery, trading his prom and graduation for a prison sentence. Thorpe was convicted as an adult and served on Riker’s Island alongside adult men. “I was literally attached to these men, and they could do anything they want. …

Exploited Teen Seeks Safety

This article appeared in the Summer 2014 News from the Village. Dr. Christine Bartholoma, CV Psychologist “I just need to love myself more than I love him,” the gregarious 17-year old told me. Ava* was speaking of her desire to end the abusive relationship she had been in since her arrest at the age of 15 for …

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