I just saw an article about a young sixteen year old girl in San Jose, California who took her own life several months after a sexual assault by three classmates made her life a living hell.
My heart goes out to Audrie Potts and her family. I hope the recent arrest of the three teenagers who perpetrated such a horrible crime helps bring them closure.
Additionally, the article referenced another case in Nova Scotia where seventeen year old Rehtaeh Parsons also committed suicide after being raped and bullied in 2011. Unfortunately, for her peers and her family, no arrests have been made.
Again, my heart aches for that family's loss.
My story was not meant to belittle this type of tragedy. I wanted to show that this type of thing could happen to anyone.
In light of these events coming to prominence, I'm going to take a hiatus on "Violated". At least, for the time being, I won't be able to work on this without thinking of the real-life victims who's lives so closely paralleled my story.