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When I think about him getting out, you know, I'm anxious.

There's a tightness I get in my throat and in my chest.

The closer gets to him getting out, I'm kind of at a point where I'm scared.

I'm Andrea Gunning, and this is Betrayal Episode 7, Knowing.

We've listened to three different stories of women confronted with the terrible reality that their partner was mixed up in this awful dark underworld of child sexual abuse material. Getting through the arrest, the court

system, and sentencing, the whole experience has been emotional to navigate. The other factor

that weighs on all three families is what happens once these offenders are released.

As we heard in episode five, Mandy Hale was at work when the FBI called to tell her that her

house was being searched and her husband was being arrested as part of an international sting.

He was involved with one of the worst child sexual assault material websites in the world.

Now, her ex wants to see their daughter, but he has not been forthcoming about the rules of

probation. In episode six, we met Erin, a woman who felt so unsafe in her home, she fled with

her two kids to another state, once discovering her

military husband was hoarding a stash of illegal photos of children.

At the time I record this episode, Ashley Litton is starting to face the reality of what it

means for her soon-to-be ex-husband Jason to be a returning citizen.

Earlier in this series, you heard Jason being sentenced for two counts of voyeurism and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.

With his time served applied, he will be back in the community soon. Ashley expressed her

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