'My brother's a monster for raping me' Karen Danczuk opens up about childhood abuse
KAREN DANCZUK has bravely opened up about the years of sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her brother Michael Burke.
'My brother's a monster for raping me' Karen Danczuk opens up about childhood abuse
Her heartbreaking admission comes after the 38-year-old was convicted of eight charges of rape against three different victims on Wednesday afternoon.
The self-confessed selfie queen called her brother "a monster" for robbing her of her childhood.
Karen waived her right to anonymity to catalogue the abuse and encourage other victims of rape to come forward.
Speaking of her traumatic childhood, she said: "My brother's a monster for raping me. He is sick, I hope he rots in hell.
"He robbed me of my childhood. I was so damaged, my education suffered and I've battled anxiety and depression in my adult life."
Karen revealed how her brother would claim they were playing hide and seek
The 33-year-old branded her brother a monster for abusing her
He is sick, I hope he rots in hell
The 33-year-old revealed how he abused her in their family home in Greater Manchester, telling The Sun: "I remember hiding in bed with him and he'd pull the duvet over us.
"He told me we were in a game but I don't even think anyone was looking for us. I remember him lying on top of me naked."
Karen went on to reveal: "He would lift up my nightie and touch me. Then it eventually developed into him taking my hand and using it to pleasure himself.
"I would always pretend to be asleep and lie with my back to him, facing the wall. I was terrified and confused but didn't know what else to do."
The mother-of-two broke down as she told of how her brother later raped her.
Karen bravely revealed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her brother
The mother-of-two said she thinks she will never love anyone properly
"It was so sore. I remember screwing up my face trying not to cry and wishing for it to be over," she recalled. "I would not dare tell anyone.
"Now I've got children of my own that makes me feel sick. I was living in a hell-hole – there was no love in my house. It wasn't a normal household."
It was only when Karen confronted her brother and told him: "Don't touch me again" that he stopped going into her bedroom.
But while the abuse stopped, she said it is "something I will have to live with for the rest of my life" and admitted she doesn't think she will "love anyone properly".