![]() ![]() DNA evidence was a few years from being utilized. In 1983, the term “date rape” was not part of the vernacular. It occurred at a party while I was unconscious from alcohol poisoning. When I was 17, I reported a sexual assault. I became hyper-critical of myself, as if the defense attorney had set up shop in my own mind. I couldn’t have reported it otherwise. But after the trial, my confidence vanished. After the rape, my confidence was still intact. It was testifying in court that broke me. ![]() If they’re being covered on TV, I leave the room. I’ve had traumatic responses to watching testimony at rape trials in the past. Elizabeth Grey Courtesy of Elizabeth Grey
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