Stanford sexual assault survivor to publish book about her ordeal
Publisher promises the as yet untitled work by ‘Emily Doe’ will reclaim her story and ‘change the way we talk about sexual assault forever’
The anonymous Californian woman who was sexually assaulted by Stanford University student Brock Turner and whose powerful victim’s statement was read by millions around the world, is writing a book about the assault and trial, and her recovery.
Publicly known only as “Emily Doe”, the then 22-year-old was unconscious when she was sexually assaulted by Turner behind a dumpster on campus in 2015. The case made headlines around the world when Turner repeatedly claimed alcohol was to blame and that the encounter was consensual, while his father called the attack “20 minutes of action”.
Related: Stanford sexual assault case: victim impact statement in full
