The day I decided to speak out about the crimes against me was the day I truly understood the weight of power imbalances in our system. As a survivor of sexual assault at the hands of a federal agent, my journey has been fraught with unique challenges that have opened my eyes to the urgent […]
A Survivor’s Call for Change As I sit down to write this, I’m reminded of the long and arduous journey that brought me here. It’s been years since I first found myself thrust into a nightmare I never could have imagined – a survivor of violent sexual assault, fighting not only my own trauma but […]
When I first stepped into the realm of the justice system, I naively believed it would be my refuge, a place where the wrongs done to me would be righted. Instead, I found myself trapped in a labyrinth of systemic flaws, each turn revealing new horrors that threatened to silence me forever. This is my […]
Each of us go through a week now and then — or in my case recently, three weeks — of a personal hell. Maybe “hell” is a strong word for my past three weeks as I have certainly been through worse. But these days of difficulties have been trying, to say the least. Momentary Hell […]