My only story
Subtitle: the hunt for a serial paedophile
By: Deon Wiggett
Publisher: Penquin Books, an imprint of Pequin Random House South Africa; Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781776095605
Subjects: Sexually abused boys; Biography; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Pedophilia; Sex crimes
Description: "In November 2019, Deon Wiggett's sensational weekly podcasts held South Africa in thrall as he hunted down the paedophile who raped him as a schoolboy. Now, in My Only Story, he completes his exposé of Willem Breytenbach, the once brilliant teacher and later media luminary who led a predatory life. Deon's mission to expose his abuser takes him from Breytenbach's high-school years at an agricultural school in South Africa's hinterland to the famous Grey College in Bloemfontein and the media titan Naspers. But his quest reveals so much more. As he traces systemic failures through schools great and small, he uncovers a culture of complicity that poses a clear and present danger to the country's children. While investigating men who prey on boys and girls, Deon devises a model that anyone can use to identify paedophiles in their midst. In his own words: 'It's pleasant to pretend that men don't rape children, but once you accept that they do, it becomes surprisingly easy to recognise their trickery. Once you match a universal pattern to a specific man's profile, you can spot the deceit before it is too late."--Publisher description.
Notes: Also available in Afrikaans under title: 'n Enkele verhaal : die jag op 'n reeksverkragter.

Also issued in electronic format.