Text of Letter Written By Alleged Sex Abuser To Alleged Victim

The following is an undated letter written by Domenic Previte Jr. to his niece Rosanne Sliney,

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Roseanne,

About 11 or 12 years ago we had a very special relationship with each other. I was very close to you. We did everything together. You were like a flower in springtime. I admired and respected you and loved you as my own daughter. We enjoyed doing things together and having a lot of clean fun. Somehow things got twisted. Temptation was mounting. My love for [you] degenerated into something I almost had no control over. I had confused my love for you with sex. It was a bad time in my life - influenced by the [undecipherable] sex magazines that were left all over the car wash. I have no excuses. I am to blame for everything. I saw a priest and discussed it with him. I confessed to God and asked for his forgiveness. No matter how you feel today, I will always respect and love you as my niece and godchild and help you anyway I can. Although this incident with [sic] live with me for the rest of my life I would like us both to put it behind us and look forward to a bright future. I feel very bad that Angela and Gina avoid me and Aunt Annemarie. Aunt Anne-Marie feels something is wrong. But I truly love them both and am so sorry this happened. Maybe someday they can forgive me. Everything is my fault. I don't want grandma or your poor father hurt anymore than they are already. grandma cries every day about your mom – a tragedy. I don't want anyone else hurt by my past actions. I wish I could change what has happened. Today I am different – a stronger relationship with God and my family. Something like this never has or could happen again in my life. Sometimes when I get depressed I wonder if God gave me my heart condition as punishment. If I could, I would like to tear this page out of both of our lives and look to the future and be happy because we are both [undecipherable]. Please forgive me.

Love always,

Uncle Dom Jr.