After the Hollywood case of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein "surfaced," the stars, every now and then, speak out about this. Yesterday, on the Internet, an appeal appeared to fans of the 30-year-old movie star Evan Rachel Wood, in which she told about her two rapes. Despite the fact that the crimes occurred many years ago, the actress still does not risk disclosing the names of her abusers.
Appeal Evan Rachel Wood
Video recording, where the main character is Wood, can be seen on her page in the social network. The 15-minute video of Evan begins with the fact that she reveals the fear of raped women to publicly admit this. That's what Wood says:
"You know, I repeatedly thought about why the victim of the rapist is so hard to admit to the abuse that was committed over her, because it would seem that one and the" gate will open "... I will tell you about this, it's very difficult to do this. The most important thing that deters victims of rapists from recognition, especially public, is that they do not feel safe. To many, this may seem very ridiculous and frivolous, but often rapists are very influential people. "
After that, Wood told that she survived the rape twice, but before the trial, it did not happen:
Read also"I still can not disclose their names and all because I'm afraid of the reaction of these people. The first time I was raped by my ex-boyfriend, and the second time - by the restaurant owner. Both of these people did not ask me for my desire, but simply took and seized me. So fast and rude that I regard this act as rape. These men are none other than pompous, in love with themselves and very rich individuals of the male sex. In another way, I just can not name them.
But now I want to speak on the merits, not on emotions. I will say right away that my rapists are still not punished. I just did not dare to write a statement to the police, because I was sure that if I did it, I would be in danger. It happened a little more than 7 years ago and that I - the future famous actress has never guessed. What can my word mean in court against the words of these rich and influential people? I'm afraid it's nothing. The second reason why I did not start a lawsuit was the moral side of the problem. When you understand that it will not be easy to win a case, then you immediately compare a number of facts. It hurt me that I had to remember all the details of the rape in court and the police. Believe me, this is intolerably difficult. "
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Victims often do not have money
And finally, Evan touched on the financial side of the issue, because often victims of rapists have no money to start a lawsuit. That's what the actress said about it:
"When this happened to me, I did not have the financial ability to even file an application with a court and hire a lawyer. This problem is faced by the majority of victims of sexual violence and it is very important that the government pay as much attention to it as possible. A lot of crimes of this nature are hushed up only because the victim is financially insecure and very frightened. "