The abuse victim who has protested in the same spot for 20 years
John Wojnowski
John Wojnowski  was abused by a priest during a Latin lesson 60 years ago.  He  has spent the past two decades protesting outside the Vatican Embassy in Washington DC. What keeps  him  going?
The most surprising thing about this protester is -  he  doesn't want to protest.
 He  doesn't want to spend eight hours a day on public transport  waiting for buses and trains  getting to and from Embassy Row in Washington DC.
 He  doesn't want to hold  his  sign in the cold  and the dark  and the snow  and the rain.
 He  doesn't want  his  face to freeze   his  knees to ache   his  fingers to turn numb.
 He  was 54 when the protest started;  he  turns 75 in April.  He  has spent almost a third of  his  life here  on  his  own  holding a sign outside the Vatican Embassy.
"Of course I want to stop "  he  says. "But they made it personal."
As day turns to night  and the temperature sinks   John  sits in a bus shelter opposite the embassy  taping three broom handles together.
It's 4:30pm;  he  left home in Baltimore County  around 35 miles north  at 11:30am.
"I waited 45 minutes for the first bus "  he  says. "Then half an hour for the second bus."
From there   he  took a train to Washington's Union Station  a metro to Dupont Circle  before catching a third bus up the hill to the embassy.
When  he  started protesting 20 years ago   John  lived eight miles away in Bladensburg  Maryland  and drove a car.  He  would protest twice a day: a morning shift followed by the rush hour.
Around 10 years ago   his  car gave out  followed by  his  knees. So  he  started using public transport: bus  metro  bus up the hill.
A year ago  he  left Bladensburg to live with  his  son in Baltimore County.  He  no longer protests daily; instead  it's "once  twice  maybe three times a week".
"I try to stay a couple of hours  but it's unpleasant in the dark "  he  says. "In summer I stay longer."
Before  he  moved to Baltimore County   John  came to the embassy every day. After around eight years   he  started taking an annual break to see  his  daughter's family in California.
[TGT] was abused by a priest during a Latin lesson 60 years ago.   [TGT]   has spent the past two decades protesting outside the Vatican Embassy in Washington DC. What keeps   [TGT]   going?
The most surprising thing about this protester is -   [TGT]   doesn't want to protest.
  [TGT]   doesn't want to spend eight hours a day on public transport  waiting for buses and trains  getting to and from Embassy Row in Washington DC.
  [TGT]   doesn't want to hold   [TGT]   sign in the cold  and the dark  and the snow  and the rain.
  [TGT]   doesn't want   [TGT]   face to freeze    [TGT]   knees to ache    [TGT]   fingers to turn numb.
  [TGT]   was 54 when the protest started;   [TGT]   turns 75 in April.   [TGT]   has spent almost a third of   [TGT]   life here  on   [TGT]   own  holding a sign outside the Vatican Embassy.
"Of course I want to stop "   [TGT]   says. "But they made it personal."
As day turns to night  and the temperature sinks   John  sits in a bus shelter opposite the embassy  taping three broom handles together.
It's 4:30pm;  he  left home in Baltimore County  around 35 miles north  at 11:30am.
"I waited 45 minutes for the first bus "  he  says. "Then half an hour for the second bus."
From there   he  took a train to Washington's Union Station  a metro to Dupont Circle  before catching a third bus up the hill to the embassy.
When  he  started protesting 20 years ago   John  lived eight miles away in Bladensburg  Maryland  and drove a car.  He  would protest twice a day: a morning shift followed by the rush hour.
Around 10 years ago   his  car gave out  followed by  his  knees. So  he  started using public transport: bus  metro  bus up the hill.
A year ago  he  left Bladensburg to live with  his  son in Baltimore County.  He  no longer protests daily; instead  it's "once  twice  maybe three times a week".
"I try to stay a couple of hours  but it's unpleasant in the dark "  he  says. "In summer I stay longer."
Before  he  moved to Baltimore County   John  came to the embassy every day. After around eight years   he  started taking an annual break to see  his  daughter's family in California.