Sexual assaults can occur any time and anywhere. One victim recounted how she was assaulted twice in two very different situations.Â
The first occurred when the victim, who asked to remain anonymous, was walking home. She was 19 years old, and she was assaulted by a stranger. She ran to the nearest pay phone and dialed 911. Although police said the perpetrator fit the description of someone who had been involved in other rapes, police likely never found him.Â
The second assault occurred five years ago, when the victim was in her mid-30s. This time, the aggressor was someone she knew, and a well-respected person in the community. As a military dependent, she was given resources such as a lawyer and an advocate to help support her after she reported the incident.Â
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Mariaâs Place, a food truck popular for its Mexican and Salvadorian fare, has been a long-time staple in Kodiak. However, its creation was a happy accident for owner MarÃa Portillo. Â
Portillo said she started the food truck because she became pregnant with her fourth child. If not for her son, she might never have left the seafood processing industry to start her own business, she said.Â
Originally from El Salvador, Portillo settled on Kodiak Island in 1992 looking for economic opportunities, following in the footsteps of her husband who had moved to Kodiak eight months earlier.
Portillo said that as a seafood processing worker, the hours were long and the working environment was cold. Meanwhile, she attended church services where the sermons were delivered in English, despite not knowing the language very well. She attended English classes when she could.Â