MALE SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL JOHN-MICHAEL LANDER’S TESTIMONY - “AN ATHLETE’S SILENCE”

Please access the subtitles by clicking on “Subtitles“ in the YouTube menu, available in the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese. Date: Tuesday, June 27th, 2023. This video is an extract from the full webinar, which you can watch by clicking the following link: This exploratory research interviewed first-hand accounts of 40 male survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation, and 30 field experts specializing in male child sexual abuse and human trafficking. This study uncovers and identifies the social interactions that harm and aid male survivor recovery and healing. During COVID, suicides of men went up 95%, an astounding number. This paper also examines the roles played by female CSEA perpetrators, including the characteristics of female abusers, traffickers, and buyers (exploiters and abusers). John-Michael Lander: Survivor of child sexual abuse, certified Trainer and Life Coach for the Self-Talk Institute, voice for the voiceless he is the founder of “An Athlete’s Silence”. As an athlete, he silently endured sexual abuse and trafficking from the adults entrusted with his training while winning gold medals at the Norway and Danish Cups. He broke his silence with the TedTalk, “An Athlete’s Silence” and developed the Predatory Grooming Trifecta© and Predatory Internet Grooming© (PIG). He has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, CBC news, and has been interviewed for TIME Magazine and for the George Clooney Productions Company. Board member of The Army of Survivors, author of two novels depicting his story, “Surface Tension” and “Cracked Surface”.