It all started with the tweet from President Trump and just like that the #WhyIDidntReport hashtag surged to the top of Twitter’s trending list and they are heartbreaking.
Trump tweeted:
I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!
This single tweet challenged male and female victims of rape and all forms of sexual abuse to start speaking up but they keep getting questions like, "why are you just speaking up now?" or "why didn't you report it when it happened?"
This was what led to the revealing hashtag #WhyIDidn'tReport and the tweets are so heartbreaking.
Emmy Award Winning Journalist, Thomas Roberts, who works with CBS46, shared his own rape story, tweeting:
I waited over 20 years to report my sexual abuser. Because I was 14. Because it was my hero. Because it was my priest. Because I thought I'd be expelled. Because I feared no one would believe me. Because I thought suicide was easier than telling 1 person #WhyIDidntReport
Ali, a political advocate, also lent his voice to the hashtag, writing:
I waited over 10 years to report my abuser. I was 11 or 12. He was a family friend. A father of 4. He dominated me and it had me scared. I was embarrassed how I could remember his smell and sweat. His whole family was home. Who would believe me? #WhyIDidntReport
The revelations made are just so many and too much to include all here. Below are a few. To see the rest, search Twitter for #WhyIDidntReport.
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