Beware Anonymous Predators

In 2011, Karla Brada Mendez was strangled to death by Eric Allen Earle, a man she met at a 12-step meeting. Anonymity rules help obscure people with criminal records, and many new members, especially women, report being the targets of unwanted sexual advances. Dozens of women wrote to tell me what one study already showed, that a majority are harassed. Many are groped and some are raped. Some are even murdered.  

Since the late 1990s, Gabrielle Glaser has examined social, cultural, and national health trends for The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and The Oregonian in Portland, where she was a staff writer. She worked as a "County Lines" columnist at The New York Times, and her work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Glamour,Mademoiselle, and ScientificAmerican.com. 

Click here for Gabrielle's site http://gabrielleglaser.com/

Click here for Gabrielle's article: Twelve Steps to Danger: How Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be a Playground for Violence-Prone Members