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No One Believed Her. 11 Years Later, Her Abuser Was Convicted Sexual Assault.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Last year, Phoenix Johnson came across a news article that made her feel faint. “It was jarring for me,” she told Native News Online. “I cried. I felt angry. I also felt vindicated.” The article announced Dr. Richard McGrath’s sentencing for multiple sexual assault convictions. Seven years earlier, Johnson…

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