A PORTLAOISE resident who was raped by her uncle for four years, from the age of seven, is urging other sex abuse victims to come forward. Sonya Stokes (37) says that she hopes and prays that anyone who was abused and raped as a child will get help and justice rather than “hiding it and … Continue reading Portlaoise resident sees abuser jailed for 15 years; says she felt like she had ‘won the lottery’