I’m gonna be very honest here; hopefully it will shed some light on the subject.
I was raped in 1989. I was 27. He was a neighbor in the apartment building.
I can tell you this-if the accusation
is credible & is reported immediately or soon after, & there is evidence you
WILL be believed! But there is so much
shame associated with rape some women
don’t report it at all.
Then there’s the excruciating details of the police report, the DA & questions about my sex life & asked many times many ways. Having to keep
telling what happened over & over
was horrific.
My boss came to pick me up for work
because my car broke down. He busted the door down as I was screaming. He saved my life. One bad man. One good one.
It took me a while to trust men again
But one man is not all men.
The true victims I weep with. The liars destroying a man’s life disgust
me. Hope this adds perspective.
Thank y’all for listening!
Rape is sick and disgusting. I think the penalties should be far more draconian than they are. They can destroy a woman’s life. I have no doubt there are women who never go public and reveal that they were raped. I can understand that. What bothers me is just that there has been a large body of false accusations the past 20 years toward celebrity men, athletes, politicians. False rape accusations should be harshly dealth with as well. I did clearly say she may well be stating the truth and I am very sorry for your horrible victimization. Rape is just evil. It is just really hard these days to separate the wheat from the chaffe there are so many false rape accusations. When somebody accuses a celbrity after 40 years, I have my doubts and wonder if they are just cashing in. There is just no way to know. In addition, if you are silent for 40 years, what can you possible gain by accusing someone 35-40 years after the fact. Does that help the healing any?