The Dark Web Economy: How Criminals Made Crime Shockingly Affordable By C.Kimberly Toms | April 14, 2025 In the shadows of the internet, there exists a marketplace where illegal services are packaged, priced, and sold with the same consumer-friendly approach as legitimate businesses. The dark web—accessible only through specialized browsers like Tor—has transformed criminal services […]
The Badge as a Weapon: How a Federal Agent Exploited His Position to Victimize Women By C.Kimberly Toms | April 14, 2025 In June 2026, a former U.S. Department of State agent convicted of my sexual assault in Waukesha County, Wisconsin will complete his probation. As that date approaches, I feel compelled to share critical […]
Tech-Enabled Abuse: When Those Meant to Protect Become Predators My journey from victimization to advocacy in the nation’s capital and the disturbing truths discovered along the way By C.Kimberly Toms | April 13, 2025 Last Tuesday, I traveled to Washington, DC to join RAINN on Capitol Hill. A significant part of our mission was to […]
The Role of the Dark Web in Tech-Enabled Abuse By C.Kimberly Toms | April 4, 2025 The dark web exists as a hidden corner of the internet, accessible only through specialized software that masks users’ identities. Beyond its legitimate uses for privacy and free expression, this shadowy realm has become a marketplace for tech-enabled abuse, […]
Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse: A Survivor’s Perspective By C.Kimberly Toms | March 24, 2025 The intersection of technology and personal safety has emerged as a pressing issue in today’s digital age. While technology offers countless benefits, its misuse can lead to insidious harm, particularly through tech-enabled sexual abuse. This phenomenon represents a growing threat, where perpetrators […]
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 […]