Marblehead Gold Medalist Talks Abuse and Recovery
Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison of Marblehead spoke to Swampscott High students at an all-school assembly on Tuesday.
Kayla Harrison grabbed the attention of 700 Swampscott High kids Tuesday and threw it where her story led, places empty and full. The US Olympian from Marblehead even threw one of the kids — sturdy football player and wrestler Maleek Newsome — to the auditorium floor in a demonstration showing skills that made her the first American to gold medal in judo. For all the entertainment her visit generated and the buzz that stirred over the gold medal she passed around to students, her talk was on abuse, with stops at silence, action and recovery. Sex Abuse By Coach Can't Stop Kayla Kayla, in sneakers and jeans rolled at the bottom, standing below the auditorium stage, didn't talk much about the circumstances surrounding the abuse. She did …
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