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92 Seconds

92 Seconds

Ann Fitzmaurice April 25, 2019
Every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Seven RBHS students, current and former, have stepped forward to share their experiences.
Sexual assault leaves lasting impact

Sexual assault leaves lasting impact

Katie Whaley April 23, 2019
A 2017 study conducted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information recorded of the 298 women who visited an emergency rape clinic in Sweden, 70 percent reported significant tonic immobility during the assault.
I was in a panic

I was in a panic

Ann Fitzmaurice April 23, 2019
"He started to kiss me, and I just kind of just stood there because I was in a panic, and I didn't know what to do besides freeze."
I didnt say yes

I didn’t say yes

Ann Fitzmaurice April 23, 2019
“I was either going to have to do stuff, or he was going to be mad at me, so I felt like I was obliged."
I wasnt asking for it

I wasn’t asking for it

Ann Fitzmaurice April 23, 2019
"I was trying to push him off me, but I was so tired. I couldn't push him off of me."
I asked him to stop

I asked him to stop

Ann Fitzmaurice April 23, 2019
"The next day I immediately threw up and cried until the rattling in [my] chest stopped."
He was my friend

He was my friend

Ann Fitzmaurice April 22, 2019
"He held me down and kept going, but I kept on telling him to stop."
I didnt know what happened

I didn’t know what happened

Ann Fitzmaurice April 22, 2019
"He finally got me to say yes somehow. Then I woke up, and I didn't remember most of the stuff that happened."
They would just grab me

They would just grab me

Ann Fitzmaurice April 22, 2019
"I expected [meeting Them] to be a loving, compassionate experience, but They had other ideas, apparently."
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