The woman behind Erin’s Law, Erin Merryn, will speak Friday night at a benefit for the Columbia Gorge Children’s Advocacy Center.  Erin’s Law has passed in 35 states, and requires personal body safety be taught in public schools every year.  Merryn was sexually abused as a child for six years, and published her childhood diary detailing her experience in the book Stolen Innocence.  Advocacy Center Executive Director Beatrice Lynch says Merryn will share some of her compelling story and her support for these kind of services.  The event will be Friday evening at 6 p.m. in Hood River Valley High School’s Bowe Theatre, and donations of any amount will be accepted.