Marchelle Roberts was taken away from her parents when she was 7 . The girl said the abuse started at age 5 and continued until she turned 13. She 's one of 15 ex-foster children in a novel congressional internship program . Its aim is to have kids who 've been in the system help shape child welfare policy .
Marchelle Roberts was taken away from her parents when she was 7 . She and her brother suffered abuse in foster care before being adopted . She 's one of 15 ex-foster children in a novel congressional internship program . Its aim is to have kids who 've been in the system help shape child welfare policy .