“I hope my experience will help those feel the strength and support they need.”
The justice system continues to let down victims every day.
I refuse to feel defeated in the strength it took to be an advocate for myself.
Katie Thurston.Credit:Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty
I hope my experience will help those feel the strength and support they need.
“I called 911 to report my rape.
“I felt like a small lost child who was vulnerable and scared.
Katie Thurston on ‘The Bachelorette’.Craig Sjodin/ABC/Getty
She expanded on this in the longer post.
“I did everything I should have done as a victim of rape.
And as much as l heard it, I still wasn’t ready to be stopped.
And yet, without warning, I was.
And continues to fail thousands every single day.
Urging fellow survivors not to give up, Thurston ended with the message, “Be your biggest advocate.
I believe in you.
Representatives for Thurston did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weeklys request for comment.
This is not the first Thurston has spoken of her experience with sexual assault.
During the 2021 episode, Thurston said that an incident occurred a decade prior on New Years Eve.
