Sons of Patriarchy The Ugly Truth About The Girl Next Door
Jul 17, 2025
Kait Gannon, a survivor of family-controlled sex trafficking and co-founder of Mezzo Allies, shares her harrowing story of abuse within her church community. Joined by Laurie Krull, a clinical social worker with vast experience in advocating for survivors, they discuss the church's inadequate handling of disclosures and the psychological toll on victims. They cover issues like institutional betrayal, recantation, and the need for churches to prioritize survivor safety and education. Their podcast aims to break the silence and warn others of these systemic failures.
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Family-Controlled Trafficking In Plain Sight
- Kait Gannon disclosed that her family trafficked and sold her to men in her community starting in childhood.
- She describes this happening within white middle-class suburbia and church leadership involvement.
Disclosure Met With Silence And Confrontation
- At 12 Kait told a teacher her father abused her and the teacher never called CPS or police.
- The school summoned her parents so Kait faced her abusers and recanted out of fear.
Recantation Is A Trauma Signal
- Kids often recant not because events didn't happen but because they fear threats and pressure.
- Communities misinterpret recantation as proof of falsehood instead of trauma response.