Charlotte and her husband knew that the children they were about to adopt would need lots of support. Social workers told them that the two boys aged three and five, and their seven-year-old sister, had suffered neglect. But they were not prepared for the shocking reality of extreme sexualised behaviour, aggression and self-harm.
“The children exhibited disturbing sexualised behaviour between themselves, and also to any male that came to the house in the case of the girl. It was graphic and very difficult to see and stop,” explains Charlotte. “The five-year-old boy also exhibited really extreme bad behaviour. His way of getting himself to sleep was to hit his head against the wall. It was horrendous, blood all over the walls.”
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