An Abbotsford woman who was sexually abused as a child is speaking out after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her stepfather, starting at the age of just 12 years old. Nicole Lauder, now 27, told Global News that most of those assaults were taking place in her own home. "There's not a single part that it didn't touch and that it didn't impact emotionally, mentally, probably was the biggest one," Lauder said. " I struggled a really long time.