my name is suzanne, and I was raped by an aquaintenance 1 and a half years ago. I was drinking that night, and I was unable to fight off my attacker. Immediately after the assault I ran to the police station, and they took me to the hospital for a rape kit. then I was taken home. the man that raped me was never prosecuted, or even arrested. The detective in charge recomended prosecution, but the states attorney felt that my life was questionable. I am a lesbian, and I used to be a bar fly....until the rape. Now I dont go anywhere. I struggle every day to stay alive, and so I figure maybe if I share my story, and listen to others stories....then maybe....just maybe, I wont feel so alone anymore. I dont understand why they let him get away. Im so confused and angry. Sometimes I want to die, but then I think about my children....and I know I could never do that. I feel like they basically called me a liar and a whore. And I need some peace.