Olivia DeRamus was 19 and studying at university in California when she was sexually assaulted. The situation was made worse when she found she couldn’t speak out about it.
“I was sexually assaulted. And my story doesn’t end there,” says Olivia.
After reporting the incident, the university launched an investigation and took action against the alleged perpetrator.
After reporting the incident, the university launched an investigation and took action against the alleged perpetrator.
“I was actually sued by the perpetrator of my assault, for defamation.”
In the United States if someone sues you, even if you win, you still have to pay your own fees – the financial pressure of this, she believes, was used to try to get her to retract her story as he denied the assault.
And as is often the case, she found that while legal proceedings continued, she was not able to speak about her experience in case her comments were used against her in court.
Olivia felt she desperately needed a safe space to discuss what was happening but couldn’t find one. So as the process came to a close she went about setting up a new social network to give people in challenging circumstances a place where they can be heard.
Olivia DeRamus was 19 and studying at university in California when she was sexually assaulted. The situation was made worse when she found she couldn’t speak out about it.
After reporting the incident, the university launched an investigation and took action against the alleged perpetrator.
“I was sexually assaulted. And my story doesn’t end there,” says Olivia.
“I was actually sued by the perpetrator of my assault, for defamation.”
After reporting the incident, the university launched an investigation and took action against the alleged perpetrator.
After reporting the incident, the university launched an investigation and took action against the alleged perpetrator.
“I was actually sued by the perpetrator of my assault, for defamation.”
In the United States if someone sues you, even if you win, you still have to pay your own fees – the financial pressure of this, she believes, was used to try to get her to retract her story as he denied the assault.
And as is often the case, she found that while legal proceedings continued, she was not able to speak about her experience in case her comments were used against her in court.
Olivia felt she desperately needed a safe space to discuss what was happening but couldn’t find one. So as the process came to a close she went about setting up a new social network to give people in challenging circumstances a place where they can be heard.
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