Published: November 29, 2018
It’s heartening to see that most people condemn violence against women, but we are not backing our attitudes with action
Today, I have friends and heroes in women who have given up so much and gained so much from telling their stories.
But in 2013 I felt alone. I went to Chatswood police station on a Sunday morning to report my assault. I sat in a room with an officer and told them all the details leading up to me being in the alleyway. I got to the assault part of the story and said “and then he … um, yeah”. I made a gesture with my hands, hoping that would suffice. The officer looked at me with more sympathy than I had ever seen before in my life. “I’m sorry,” he said “but I need you to say it”.
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