“You know those terrifying nightmares where you feel like you can't move? You're screaming in your head but nothing comes out? That’s what it felt like when I was being raped at 22 years old by Jeffrey Epstein.”

The prevalence of serial sexual assault is exacerbated by a culture of silence and shame that surrounds this issue. More than any other crime, victims of sexual violence are often blamed, dismissed, or discouraged from coming forward.