“If we happened to run into each other again, we can look each other straight in the eyes.”
For almost 10 years, Amy* was a gymnast at a professional level. Under the care of several former trainers, she was a victim of transgressive behaviors for a long time. With one of the former trainers, she did restorative mediation.
Ilonka: “I was able to tell my story, I was in control.”
Twelve years after athlete Ilonka was raped by her trainer, she met up with him again. A mediator from Perspectief Herstelbemiddeling guided the meeting. “The roles were reversed now. I was able to tell my story, I was in control, and that was a good thing for me.”
