I thought about this thread after reading an article in my paper this morning. A rapist is up for parole and several of his victims has stepped forward to speak out against paroling him.
Almost 30 years later, that night still effects this woman's life in terrible ways:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/12154893214980.xml&coll=7
Quote:She stood up to run, but the intruder grabbed her and placed his hand over her mouth.
"The way he had grabbed me, I couldn't kick him. I couldn't grab a hold of anything. He just took me into my room," she said.
She screamed as he held her down, her hands and knees on the floor. He struck her several times in the lower back with his fist, and threatened to hit her again if she didn't shut up. Then he rolled her onto her back and tore her panties off. He pulled down his shorts and climbed on top.
Kelly struggled to reach for a hammer she had left next to her bed after hanging posters, but it was too far away. Her attacker yelled at her to spread her legs.
"I crossed my legs, and kept them crossed until he hit me in the stomach," she said. "He hit me, and I think my body just went limp."
She told him that her mother was due home soon. He said he'd rape her too.
Did she "resist enough", hawkeye?
