This was a new one to me. But then again I am not really surprised.


Child rape survivor saves 'virgin myth' victims

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Hope was 14 years old when her uncle raped her.


Betty Makoni founded the Girl Child Network to help Zimbabwe's young sexual abuse victims.

"He trapped me to the ground and covered my mouth with his hand," said the 18-year-old from Zimbabwe. "He threatened to kill me if I ever told anybody."

So, she kept quiet.

"After a while people around the villages started saying that I looked pregnant," she said.

Hope was not only pregnant, but her uncle had infected her with HIV.