Yo tenía doce años, cogí mi bici y me fui al colegio
By: Sabine Dardenne ; con la colaboración de Marie-Thérèse Cuny ; traducción de Virginia Lopez-Ballesteros
Contributors: Cuny, Marie-Thérèse
Publisher: Círculo de Lectores
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Barcelona
Language: spa
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9788467214475
Subjects: Adult child sexual abuse victims; Biography; Child sexual abuse; Case studies; Child molesters; Kidnapping
Work titles: J'avais douze ans, j'ai pris mon vélo et je suis partie à l'école
Description: In 1996, Sabine Dardenne, then 12 years old, was kidnapped by Marc Dutroux, a pedophile and multiple child rapist, and held captive for 80 days. 'Yo tenía doce años' is her personal testimony of her experience, which she only survived due to exceptional strength of character. "The Dutroux Affair" shook the whole of Europe. Marc Detroux had been convicted of rape, but was released early from prison for good behavior. He went on to kidnap several young girls, torture them in his basement dungeon, and leave some to die. There were many apparent missteps in the case, and there was a huge public outcry against Belgium's judicial system. In the middle of the immense machinery of investigation and justice, there was Sabine Dardenne herself, Dutroux's last victim. She was held captive for 80 days and survived. Far from sensationalizing the horror, her story, dignified and restrained, is ultimately uplifting.
Notes: Spanish translation originally published: Madrid : Ediciones Martínez Roca, 2005.