Kristina Gilchrist is a featured guest at Wednesday's commemoration for victims of domestic violence.
When Kristina Gilchrist was violently raped by the boy she called her “play brother” at the age of 13, she didn’t tell anyone. “I was already sexually active. I was acting out,” the DC native said Tuesday. “I was really lawless.” After 15 minutes of being pushed and choked by this boy who had a gun—and who told her both that he loved her and that he was going to kill her—Gilchrist gave up. “I just stopped resisting, stopped fighting,” she said. “I was just there.” Gilchrist had been sexually assaulted by a cousin when she was 7 years old; she told her parents, was taken to the hospital, and released. Her parents, who were both addicted to drugs, continued to leave her alone with that cousin. Since reaching out didn’t work when she was 7, …
Kristina Gilchrist is a featured guest at Wednesday's Candlelight Vigil to Commemorate Victims of Domestic Violence.
When Kristina Gilchrist was violently raped by the boy she called her “play brother” at the age of 13, she didn’t tell anyone. “I was already sexually active. I was acting out,” the DC native said Tuesday. “I was really lawless.” After 15 minutes of struggling, being pushed and choked by this boy who had a gun – and who told her both that he loved her and that he was going to kill her – Gilchrist gave up. “I just stopped resisting, stopped fighting,” she said. “I was just there.” Gilchrist had been sexually assaulted by a cousin when she was 7-years-old; she told her parents, was taken to the hospital, and released. Her parents, who were both addicted to drugs, continued to leave her alone with that cousin. Since reaching out didn’t work …
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Marcus Aurelius
1:24 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
May God bless you, and the devil take the rapist that hurt you. more ›