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Article updated: 12/27/2010 7:53 AM

Suburban Newsmaker of the Year: Erin Merryn

Schaumburg woman champions childhood sex abuse prevention legislation

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Erin Merryn, 25, of Schaumburg holds a copy of Erin's Law, unanimously passed by the Illinois General Assembly and given to Gov. Pat Quinn.

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Merryn, winner of the Daily Herald’s Suburban Newsmaker of the Year contest, wrote two books on her experiences with childhood sexual abuse.

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Anyone seeking an inspirational story of triumph over tragedy needn't look any further than Erin Merryn. Instead of succumbing to the trauma and shame two sexual predators inflicted on her at different points of her childhood, the 25-year-old Schaumburg woman is giving a largely silent epidemic an unrelenting voice.

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