Trapped
“Della's story is tragic, shocking and heart-breaking, but she must be heard. Della is an inspirational and dedicated campaigner who I've been proud to support. Her book eloquently portrays her past vulnerability and her steadfast determination to help others. A must read.“
Sarah Champion, MP'I'd been the unwanted child, the little girl who got in the way. I swore I'd put my abuser behind bars and I'd fight with every breath in my body against the life sentence he'd given me. This was my time.'
Della Wright is an incredible campaigner for the rights of abuse victims after suffering a lifetime of betrayal.
Left alone at home for the first time at only two years old by those tasked with her care, Della was let down first by social services. When known paedophile Terry Price entered her life when she was six, moving into her home, he would groom and sexually abuse her for the next five years. Even the sight of a little girl going to his probation meetings wasn't enough to make the authorities act.
After a lifetime of violent relationships and mental health problems, Della eventually managed to put her childhood abuser behind bars for 22 years, a decade after first going to the police. He had changed his name multiple times to evade detection for his many crimes.
As an ambassador for the Safeguarding Alliance, Della now campaigns to ensure offenders cannot slip through the net by giving themselves new identities. She has vowed to try and stop anyone experiencing the same neglect, betrayal and abuse she did.
5 Star Reviews ★★★★★
Della’s journey has been filled with so many truly awful incidents, so many preventable things. She has been let down again and and again and it’s hard to read just how many times the people who should have been caring for her, both family and the wider society turned a blind eye over and over. Her story is told with dignity, bravery and determination to make a lasting change for future generations. This book is a must read to understand not only her own personal journey, but the loophole that exists in the law currently and how she is tirelessly trying to change this. Through her lived experiences of abuse Della shares the impact of trauma from that abuse.
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The multiple failings of institutions that were meant to help and support Della failed her time and time again and added to revictimisation and retraumatisation for her. Della did get a conviction through the criminal justice system but she faced many battles which she should not have had to deal with. There is a loophole in the law which allows convicted child molesters to change their names and go on to reoffend. This loop hole needs to be closed. Please support Dellas Law.
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How amazing of Della to share her harrowing story of the constant failure, from social services, family and education system - meaning she was vulnerable with social care knowing she was in the hands of a convicted child sex offender. It is a hard read, however, in sharing and telling this story, she may well make things safer for our children from further harm. Della is now bravely sharing her story in a bid to change the law to stop these offenders from being able to change their name and essentially wiping their identity, with free reign to have access to our children - let’s support her with #dellaslaw.