the 10 year monster

At 21, Ethan Cole's life shatters when he is falsely accused of online solicitation of a minor. Overnight, friends, disappear, strangers judge him, and legal system brands him a monster before anyone truly listens. For ten years he fights to survive counseling, isolation, public shame, and a world that refuses to believe his innocence. But as the years pass, Ethan begins to realize something terrifying: the monster everyone fears isn't him. Drawing strength from memories of hard working single mom, and absent father and verbal abusive step fathers who taught him how cruelty wears a human face, Ethan embarks on a painful journey toward the truth, love, and redemption.