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she said it's fine, you don't look like him. that really changed things for me. the man who did that to my birth mother is, he isjust nothing to me. to all intents and purposes, i don't think of myself as having a birth father. i have my birth mother, and that's it. and that's enough. research suggests more than 3000 women become pregnant from rape in england and wales each year. mandy had her son as a result of being abused by her father. this is the first time she's ever talked openly about how that feels. do you think it's different for us, as mums, having a child conceived through abuse, to having children conceived in a happy relationship? yeah. how do you think it's different? before i had my other children, i thought i knew what loving a baby was. and then, when i had my proper children — it sounds awful to say that — i knew what it was.
he isjust nothing to me. to all intents and purposes, i don't think of myself as having a birth father. i have my birth mother, and that's it. and that's enough. research suggests thousands of women become pregnant from rape in the uk each year. mandy had her son as a result of being abused by her father. this is the first time she's ever talked openly about how that feels. do you think it's different for us as mums having a child conceived through abuse to having children conceived in a happy relationship? yeah. how do you think it's different? before i had my other children, i thought i knew having a baby were. and then when i had my proper children, it sounds awful to say that, i knew where it was. he wasn't conceived out of love, he was conceived... ..by a monster.
finding out was a gut wrenching moment. when you hear those words, it's like somebody's... almost like a video game punched into your chest and ripped your insides out. ijust broke down. so i did meet with my birth mother. and one of the first things i said to her is, "if i look like the man who did this to you, walk away." and what did she say? she said, "it's fine. you don't look like him." that really changed things for me. the man who did that to my birth mother is, he isjust nothing to me. to all intents and purposes, i don't think of myself as having a birth father. i have my birth mother, and that's it. and that's enough. research suggests more than 3,000 women become pregnant from rape in england and wales each year. mandy had her son as a result of being abused by her father. this is the first time she's ever talked openly about how that feels. do you think it's different for us as mums having a child conceived through abuse, to having children conceived
it�*s notjust those born from rape that carry the lifelong pain, it�*s also their mothers. it's like if you inject poison into somebody, it's exactly what happened to me. my father injected our own genes into me. mandy escaped her father�*s abuse, but she couldn�*t escape the consequences. her son was born with a genetic disability. before i had my other children, i thought i knew what loving a baby was and then when i had my proper children, it sounds awful to say that, i knew what it was. he wasn�*t conceived out of love. he was conceived by a monster. but by god, i love him. how many women are sat at home now in my position i was all them years ago...
called solicitors. >> being a solicitors it's one of the most powerful positions in our legal system. >> mandy, john monk, and liz fer ferrell are all local journalists. >> you have to be careful who you hire sometimes because of who they might be associated with. >> over a century ago alex's great grandfather also a solicitor started a law firm or pmped for short. >> the firm is a plaintiff's law firm, which means it specializes in wrongful deaths, medical malpractice, suing big corporations on behalf of victims. >> monk has been reporting in south carolina for nearly 50 years. >> because the murdaughs know pretty much everybody in that county. they could count on getting juries that had the reputation
i'm older than he is and he's been suffering from it. it been hard. aishah: sorry, mandy, when you see the pictures of a cat getting sick, fish dying in the water, chickens dying that people have been, you know, taking care of, how does that make you feel when the epa tells the folks living there, everything's okay. the water is fine, the air is fine? how do you feel? >> it's unsettling, it's quite unsettling. i don't believe them for a second that the air quality is okay. i'm the chicken lady. my six chickens dropped dead within 30 minutes to 45 minutes after they started that chemical burn and them saying it was controlled, if it was controlled they'd be able to control the oxygen to that and it's in a wide open area. it has no control. so they're very much lying. they're full of it. aishah: and i imagine, mandy, there's a lot of folks down
currently suffering from physical symptoms after inhaling the chemicals. they're facing the stress of how it's going to impact in the future. and one resident joining us now from ohio, from her home, which is supposed to be a safe haven. mandy, thank you for joining us. so you live about 10 miles away from this disaster site and you and your 4-year-old son are starting to see physical, some serious symptoms. tell us about it. >> yeah, we live 10 miles and immediately two days after my son, he started to have serious sinus and respiratory issues, and has continued since. he -- he's been sleeping next to a cool mist humanfiers and suffering from migraine. my sinus isn't as bad because
take an suv to work and rode a book the last 10-yard so he might know a thing or two from that. what do you expect to see from the former president. >> since president trump has talked about this issue you have had a lot of people pay attention. that's what we need. it's unfortunate we didn't get this from the existing leadership. the fact that president trump is going out there it shows that this community is not forgotten. there is still people paying attention. willing to help out their neighbor when they are in need. that's what i expect to see from president trump tomorrow and with him not only comes attention but resources and that's what will make the difference. you have had this administration the fema federal emergency management administration in particular. they have been denying requests from the state and local officials to deliver that type of aid. so, president trump showing it comes with. >> jesse: east palestine is not ukraine. if they called themselves ukraine they would get all the money they need. thank you so much, mandy. we really appreciate it and we
More than two years after the body of 14-year-old Patronicia (Mandy) Jordaan was found in the bushes in the Gelvandale area, 11 men charged with her brutal gang rape and murder are expected to finally stand trial.