{"id":54825,"date":"2014-08-18T16:13:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T23:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=54825"},"modified":"2014-08-20T17:34:31","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T00:34:31","slug":"balloon-release-friday-for-sexual-assault-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/08\/18\/balloon-release-friday-for-sexual-assault-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Balloon release Friday for sexual assault victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LAKE LOS ANGELES \u2013 A balloon release ceremony will be held this Friday in Lake Los Angeles to remind the community of local survivors of sexual assault.<\/p>\n

The event is being presented by the Ladies of Lake LA: No Christopher Hubbart in the Antelope Valley,<\/em>\u00a0according to organizer and rape survivor Cheryl Holbrook.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel it is important to honor victims and survivors of sexual abuse, whether it be rape or molestation,\u201d Holbrook stated. \u201cThere are many sexual assault victims that need to know that we and our local leaders are there for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cBalloon Release Ceremony for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Assault\u201d<\/em> takes place from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22<\/strong>, at Twin Lakes Community Church, located at 17213 Lake Los Angeles Avenue (east of the Lake L.A. Fire Station).<\/p>\n

Holbrook said the ceremony will feature several guest speakers, including State Senator Steve Knight, Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s Station Captain Don Ford, Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Captain Pat Nelson, Palmdale City Councilmember Tom Lackey, State Assemblymember Steve Fox, and other special guests.<\/p>\n

Pastor Bob Benoit will lead attendees in prayer for all sexual assault victims, Holbrook said, and then the event will conclude with a balloon release to honor and give hope to local survivors.<\/p>\n

Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted; and 60% of rapes\/sexual assaults are not reported to the police, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are about 900 sexual offenders being released very soon in California, and more than 200 of them are sexually violent predators who will be released to our community,\u201d Holbrook stated, citing research conducted by the Ladies of Lake L.A. \u201cWe will be handing out information, as well, to teach people how to protect themselves from being assaulted.\u201d<\/p>\n

A petition will also be circulated asking the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pass an ordinance that restricts the residential placement of sexually violent predators, Holbrook said.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the conditional release of sexually violent predators in Los Angeles County, visit http:\/\/da.lacounty.gov\/LACSVP.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on the \u201cBalloon Release Ceremony for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Assault,\u201d<\/em> contact Cheryl Holbrook\u00a0 at 661-916-5730 or Debra Hill at 661-361-9782. View a flyer for this event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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LAKE LOS ANGELES \u2013 A balloon release ceremony will be held this Friday in Lake Los Angeles to remind the community of local survivors of sexual assault. The event is being presented by the Ladies of Lake LA: No Christopher Hubbart in the Antelope Valley,\u00a0according to organizer and rape survivor Cheryl Holbrook. \u201cWe feel it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}