Local Cardiologist Reveals His Family’s Personal Story Of Childhood Sexual Abuse

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 15, 2012 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Cardiologist Reveals His Family’s Personal Story Of Childhood Sexual Abuse And How Police and State’s Attorney Failed To Protect

ST. PETERSBURG, FL., January 15, 2012- David M. Mokotoff, M.D., a practicing cardiologist in St. Petersburg, Fl. since 1982, describes in a new memoir how the childhood rape of his deceased wife destroyed more than just the victim, and more than one family. The perpetrator of the crime, Victor Morgan, died one year ago, and was never prosecuted. With recent publicity surrounding the Penn State and Syracuse University child molestation cases, this book gives a local face, by a prominent member of the community, to childhood sexual abuse. Written from the point of view of the abused survivor’s spouse and daughter, who has written a special chapter, the memoir has already been critically reviewed by Erin Merryn. Merryn, an abuse survivor, is a published author, speaker, and the force behind the state of Illinois’ 2011 “Erin’s Law.” A unique forward by her is included.

Including personal photos and interviews with surviving family members, this gripping story gives a native Florida look to childhood rape, molestation, and incest. Often quoted in the St. Petersburg Times, and author of many articles in respected journals such as JAMA and Medical Economics, Mokotoff’s story is a must-read in this new day of breaking old taboos, coming out of the shadows, and healing. Ironically, after the book was published, yet another brother died of alcohol abuse, and an abused sister attempted suicide. During the 1970’s, the St. Petersburg Police Department repeatedly failed to follow-up on multiple abuse leads. Decades later, the Florida State Attorney’s office likewise failed to prosecute Victor Morgan due to legal technicalities. Both of these are documented in the book.

The book, “The Moose’s Children: A Memoir of Betrayal, Death, and Survival” is now available online at www.davidmokotoff.com, www.buybooksontheweb.com, www.amazon.com, or at Haslam’s bookstore, 2025 Central Avenue, in St. Petersburg. It will be in electronic versions in the next few weeks. For every book sold, $5 will be donated to RAINN, Rape Abuse & Incest National Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating childhood rape, abuse and incest.

For more information, or to schedule an interview, please refer to contact information below.

CONTACT: David Mokotoff
Telephone: 727-820-0808
Cell phone: 727-420-7788
Email: davidmmokotoff@gmail.com
Web site: www.davidmokotoff.com

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