5 MID MORNINGS - 16 DAYS, 16 VOICES - MICHAELA VAN NIEROP

Michaela van Nierop shares a story that begins in her 1st year of university, when a night out with friends ended in her being drugged, abducted, and taken to a BnB where she was raped. She was a virgin with a strict Catholic upbringing, carrying shame that was never hers to carry. Years later she met someone online and was raped again. Like so many women featured in "16 Voices", the justice system offered her nothing. She turned to alcohol to cope and eventually checked herself into rehab. Today she is rebuilding her life and choosing to live rather than simply survive.