TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott and several prominent lawmakers gathered at the Historic Old Capitol in support of Lauren Book and her annual 1,500-mile walk across the state to promote awareness of sexual abuse.
Scott, attorney general Pam Bondi, House Speaker Will Weatherford and Rep. Matt Gaetz all spoke at the rally. Sen. Eleanor Sobel, Sen. Bill Montford, Rep. Alan Williams and others were also in attendance. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera participated the final mile of the walk.
Book was sexually abused by her live-in nanny for six years before starting the “Walk in My Shoes” initiative in 2010. This year’s walk began in Key West on March 16.
Hundreds of participants flooded the front lawn of the old capitol wearing teal and pink shirts featuring statements of “Why I Walk.”
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