For this survivor, remaining silent was not an option

By Margery Eagan
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Updated 6 months ago
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Kira Wahlstrom is that very, very rare survivor of sexual assault. She is not hiding.

If there were more survivors like her, the stigma attached to sex crimes would be gone, or at least on its way there.

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