Danielle Villafana and Lily-Maud Horton, both 17, spoke on The Project about their sexual assaults.
Ms Villafana was assaulted on a public train by a boy she previously trusted, and despite there being other passengers onboard at the time, she claimed nobody intervened. I was so, so scared. I didn t think there was anything else I could do but freeze and wait it out, she told The Project on Monday night.
Danielle Villafana (pictured) was assaulted on public transport by a trusted male on public transport when she was 14 years old
A few weeks following the incident, Ms Villafana broke down at school and told a teacher about the assault.
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Queensland will review its sex education protocols in schools after learning of a sexual abuse epidemic among teenagers.
Chanel Contos, a 22-year-old Kambala School alumni in Sydney, drew attention to the crisis after creating a petition demanding more thorough lessons on consent in classrooms.
What started as a Sydney-based petition highlighting a damaging culture among elite private schools soon spread nationwide.
Some 5,000 victims have shared harrowing testimonies of being sexually abused as teenagers - with some not realising until years later that they were victims.
The 22-year-old Kambala School alumni received up to 5,000 responses from women sharing harrowing stories of sexual abuse while attending some of Sydney s most elite private schools
How rape allegations among Australia’s political elite reignited its #MeToo movement
When Australia’s attorney general last week outed himself as the minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in 1988, his denial was emphatic.
“The things that I have read did not happen, and to suggest that they could be forgotten is ridiculous,” said Christian Porter, who oversees legal affairs and national security, before starting a period of mental health leave.
For Prime Minister Scott Morrison, that was the end of the matter.
The alleged victim didn’t file a police statement before she died, age 49, last year. After police closed the case last week, citing a lack of “admissible evidence,” Morrison refused to order an independent inquiry into the allegations, which emerged after statements by the alleged victim were anonymously sent to the Prime Minister’s office and two female politicians from other parties.
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