Victims range in age from 6 months to 90 years and come from all walks of life. Myths and misconceptions often cause the victim to feel responsible for the attack. The victim's clothing, behaviour, attitudes or whereabouts at the time of the assault cannot alter the fact that the assailant, not the victim, is to blame.
All victims suffer trauma in varying degrees.
I wanted to kill him. I was scared that he would kill me. I was too scared to fight. And I didn't know if I could run. I kept wondering what I had done to deserve this.