By BRETT DUNLAP
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A group of women from Parkersburg and West Virginia recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak out about domestic abuse and child abuse.
Anna Cunningham, of Parkersburg, participated Sept. 10-12 in the Families First Educational Panel at the U.S. Capitol and other events being held at that time. She spoke in front of state and federal lawmakers, attorneys, doctors and advocates from across the country at the Capitol.
Cunningham discussed her own experiences of being sexually assaulted at 13 years old in 1991 and eventually ending up in an abusive marriage from 1995 to 2012, she said, dealing with continuing harassment and intimidation. She also talked about her struggles with the legal system and how her experiences still impact her to this day.
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