About Hank
Hank Estrada is the author of UnHoly Communion-Lessons Learned From Life Among Pedophiles, Predators, and Priests, a powerful memoir of overcoming abuse by a pedophile uncle, a violent alcoholic father and, while a college student, an assault by a sexual predator priest. He is considered a pioneer male survivor activist and is recognized internationally as a leading sexual assault survivor spokesmen.
A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, and in 1986, founded the first National non-profit organization to support healing for male survivors. Hank is a seasoned media spokesman and a highlight of his personal achievements was participating in the landmark Oprah Show, “200 Men Stand Together” featuring actor/director Tyler Perry and an exclusive audience of male sexual assault survivors from across the country.
He is a captivating presenter, consistently praised for his honest, straightforward presentations, and whose courageous story has inspired courage, hope and healing for thousands of other assault and trauma survivors.
A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, and in 1986, founded the first National non-profit organization to support healing for male survivors. Hank is a seasoned media spokesman and a highlight of his personal achievements was participating in the landmark Oprah Show, “200 Men Stand Together” featuring actor/director Tyler Perry and an exclusive audience of male sexual assault survivors from across the country.
He is a captivating presenter, consistently praised for his honest, straightforward presentations, and whose courageous story has inspired courage, hope and healing for thousands of other assault and trauma survivors.
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My Story From the age of 5 to 16, I was molested by an uncle who lived with my family. During these 11 years, I was also terrorized by the assaults of a violent alcoholic father. Terror, violence, incest, and alcoholism ruled my entire childhood, that I have been diagnosed with PTSD.
After graduating high school, I entered a Catholic seminary to become a priest. In my junior year of college, I was sexually assaulted by Fr. John Raab, a Claretian Missionary priest. This experience devestated my desire to become a priest. I never spoke of this until years later when I discovered that Fr. Raab continued preying on other young men. Fr. Raab was permitted to continue sexually assaulting other men and remains a priest today. Despite assurances from the Claretian Order to remove Fr. Raab, they permitted him to continue assaulting others. Because of this betrayal of trust, I have no reason to trust the Claretian Order again, and I’m left with having to publicly expose all those involved in hiding Fr. Raab. I will never give up exposing predators, their criminal behavior and those who chose to conceal them. |
