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Posted on Jan 11, 2020

Courageous V - My First YouTube Video

This is the pilot episode of Courageous V. In 2015 I was raped. The DA advised me not to prosecute on the grounds that I was a filmmaker and that nobody would believe my story. Every week, I will challenge myself to do something that absolutely terrifies me, because after the rape, I was dead scared to do anything, even simple things, like karaoke. And so, I’m on a mission to take back my life after I lost it in a broken justice system. I am determined not to roll over and die. I have to find my strength, my voice and my purpose again. And I have to never, ever, stop seeking justice. Join me, and support me in this 53 week journey to take my life back.