I've been seeing a client for a long time. He came to me from probation and parole after many years as a career criminal. He has (of course) a history of very serious sexual abuse at the hands of priests while in care. He took drugs for years, did break and enters and ocaisionally armed robberies. Over the past ten months he has attended counselling, often riding a push bike for many kilometers. He has started to find himself, attending TAFE, making "straight" friends, and looking for God. He found a part time job and started to walk on the beach.
Then a week ago police called. They informed him they needed to talk about DNA found at an old break and enter recently matched to him. His response? A serious and very near fatal suicide attempt. He called me from ICU.
I dont know what will happen to him. I dont know if the law will pursue him. I hope that with a little support, a bit of flexibility he'll get through and continue with the therapy that seems to be helping... even just a little.
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