—Her mother was asleep on the couch just a few feet away when her stepdad put his hands down her pants and molested her. She was eight years old. Scared, she finally pulled away and ran to the bathroom, but it got even creepier. When she opened the door, her stepdad was standing there, waiting for her. The monster in the dark, so to speak, put his arms around her and whispered into her ear. “I’m sorry. I thought you would like it it,” he said.