?- is there a woman here at DU who has not experienced sexual violence?

[Lilyeye]

152. I am 25 years old, but I have been fortunate to not go through molestation or rape

I have been touched in a crowd multiple times and I was sexually harassed by a boy in my class when I was in the 4th grade. He would say very sexual things to me on a daily basis. The things this kid would say shouldn't have come out of a 9 year old's mouth. It was the most humiliating experience ever and I felt ashamed about it. I wish I had of told my mother because she would have done all she could to get that kid punished by the school. She knows how it feels to be violated because she was molested as a child and was almost raped three times in her teens. Also, my sister was gang raped by a group of boys when she was 15 at her friend's house. I truly commend each and everyone of you for sharing your stories and being courageous. I am sitting here with tears in my eyes reading this thread because all of the stories have touched me deeply.