Ms. Murphy, 41, and the mother of the abused boys, Melinda Williams, are first cousins.

Almost half the abused boys said they had not talked to anyone about it, compared with 29 percent of the abused girls.

Roche - A young, abused boy who lives in Belfast.

The story follows a neglected and abused boy, Shogo, who does not have any feelings of love.

But I identify with the sad, scared, abused boy who works for Grimes.

Upon retiring, Furnas and his wife ran a group home in San Diego for abused boys.

The abused boy grows up to be a drug-addicted, would-be (but ill-fated) transsexual writer.

Among abused boys, ages ranged from 7 to 16.

But still the film leaves a large room for reflection by providing such a multi-dimensional picture of the relationship between the perpetrator and the abused boys.