Sisters Sophie and Toni Quirke who were sexually abused by their grandad Paul Wallis urge other victims to speak out
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00:00 I think my message would be to be brave, speak up, because it's worth it.
00:07 I think having your voice heard and getting the justice that you deserve is the most rewarding
00:16 feeling ever.
00:17 And yes, there are bumps in the road and this is difficult, but again, it's worth it.
00:25 I think if I had never gone to the police, I think he would have carried on doing what
00:31 he was doing and I think I would have spent the rest of my life having to live with the
00:36 guilt and regret that I felt for staying quiet and potentially putting other young girls
00:40 at risk.
00:41 I think it's the biggest fear of everything, that you're going to be out of everything,
00:47 that you're going to be called a liar, that you're going to be told that people don't
00:50 believe you, but I think as long as you know in your heart of hearts that you're being
00:56 truthful to yourself and you're being honest about what happened to you, that's all you
01:01 need to get you through it.