Innocence BEFORE Deception takes you on a journey into the life of a young girl growing up in a simple and humble home. At age 15, naive Valarie wanted to make friends at church, school and in the neighborhood. Like most teenage girls, she desired to have fun outside of her normal surroundings. She never imagined such a deceptive plan crafted at the hands of others would take her innocence and force her to replay a tragic event affecting her life forever. Like many young victims, Valarie struggled to make sense of the horror she suffered. Although she chose to remain silent about the crime, her inner strength was remarkable as she trusted God to the very end. Valarie shares her story in the hope of encouraging hearts to have compassion for young girls and women who navigate life feeling confused, isolated, and socially unsophisticated while enduring some of the most unimaginable life lessons as she depicts in, Innocence BEFORE Deception.