Neighbors star Madeleine West celebrates defeating her child abuser as the “monster” who sexually abused her for years is found guilty
- “Neighbors” star celebrates victory over child abusers
- Madeleine West said the monster who abused her between the ages of 5 and 10 has been found guilty
- Fellow survivor Grace Tame has sent her support
Neighbors star Madeleine West has celebrated a victory over the child abuser who repeatedly attacked her in a Victorian country town, posting on Instagram: “We won…guilty, guilty, guilty.”
West, the actress known for her roles in “Neighbors,” “Underbelly” and “House Husbands,” secured the win after “seeking justice for the monster that ruined my life.”
While the 43-year-old didn’t comment specifically on the case, she had previously stated that she was pursuing her perpetrator, posting alongside a childhood photo on Wednesday: “You had a big win today, little one.” For you and everyone like you, who suffer in silence. You served a life sentence full of blame and shame that you didn’t deserve.
“It was NEVER your fault.” I never thought a single word could have such healing power… “GUILTY,” guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty.
“Now go dance in the sunshine, little one.” You’re safe. You are free.’
TV star Madeleine West (above) celebrated her victory against her child abuser with an online post saying: “We won…guilty.”
Madeleine West (above as a child) was abused by a “monster who lived in the same town” between the ages of five and ten
Child sexual assault survivor and activist Grace Tame posted a response on West’s page saying, “Sending you big hugs.”
West grew up as Melanie Ann Weston in the town of Woodend, northwest of Melbourne in the Macedon Ranges, and began acting at a young age.
In January this year, she revealed that she was sexually abused between the ages of five and ten.
“One of the reasons I started acting was to wear someone else’s skin and hide what was actually happening in my life,” she said.
In her Instagram posts this week, West wrote a cryptic reference to the difficult journey of reporting her abuser to the police.
She described how “caregivers are too confronted with hearing a child’s pain and too afraid of the consequences if they act.”
She said it’s up to “victims and survivors” to “open up these big, uncomfortable conversations, remove the stigma and show that justice is possible.”
She recently announced that she was appointed to the advisory board of Crime Stoppers International, which specializes in child robbery and exploitation.
West (above) said in her Instagram message to her younger self: “Go dancing in the sun, little one.” You’re safe. You are free’
Madeleine West (above with her former partner, celebrity chef Shannon Bennett) has spent the first few months of this year fighting in court against an AVO overturned by his father, which she ultimately had rejected
The last few years have been turbulent for West after she split from her partner, MasterChef star Shannon Bennett, in 2018.
Two years after their split, West left Melbourne and moved to Byron Bay to be near her six children and bought her own mansion in Suffolk Park for $4.6 million.
Bennett, who had custody of their children, said the separation process between them “made the love toxic.”
For several months this year, West has been embroiled in court battles between her and Benny Bennett, Shannon’s elderly father, who issued a warrant for her arrest following a clash at the chef’s Byron mansion last year.
A judge imposed the AVO, describing West as an “evasive” and unreliable witness and her alleged behavior towards her former father-in-law, 75, as “almost aggressive”.
But the decision was overturned when West appealed to the District Court of New South Wales and won in a ruling by Judge Jonathan Priestley, who said that “the evidence of the facts supporting it is flimsy and not supported by the footage of five.” various CCTV cameras around Shannon”. Bennett’s home.