Former “Bachelorette” star Katie Thurston has made the heartbreaking revelation that she was raped.
Thurston took to Instagram on Saturday and shared in a carousel publish the dear assets that helped her get via the immeasurable ache. She additionally shared that the justice system let her down regardless of following all the mandatory protocols that include reporting rape.
“I did every part I ought to have achieved as a sufferer of rape,” Katie shared in certainly one of her slides. “‘Listed here are my texts, my calls, my phos, my movies, names witnesses, places, social media, time stamps, surveillance footage, DNA, my physique.’ The warning ‘a responsible verdict is difficult in legal courtroom’ echoed all through the months, like an annoying parrot you have been pressured to maintain. And as a lot as I heard it, I nonetheless wasn’t able to be stopped. And but, with out warning, I used to be.”
In a since-expired Instagram Story, Katie wrote, “It took 7 months for the San Diego Justice to let me down as a sufferer of rape.”Â
ET has reached out to Katie for remark.
In her opening slide, Katie wrote, “The justice system continues to let down victims each day. I refuse to really feel defeated within the energy it took to be an advocate for myself. I hope my expertise will assist these really feel the energy and assist they want. Whereas I am not able to share my story, I wish to share the dear assets that saved my life.”
Katie went on to thank the nurse, therapist and advocate who helped and supported her amid the harrowing ordeal. In her penultimate slide she wrote, “This isn’t a loss to me. I’m secure. I’m liked. I’m supported. No, that is one more loss in a damaged system. Change occurs in failure. And the justice system failed me. And continues to fail 1000’s each single day. However don’t quit.”
In her bio, Katie shared a hyperlink to assets she discovered invaluable. She additionally commented on the publish, “I wish to thank everybody who DM’d me. I spent the day offline and with family members.”
Katie, who’s now an aspiring comic and is currently dating comic Jeff Arcuri, starred as “The Bachelorette” on season 17. Blake Moynes proposed to her within the season finale however they known as it quits in October 2021. The next month, Katie shared she was courting John Hersey, a contestant on her season. They called it quits in June 2022.
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