Brenda Tracy, an advocate for sexual assault survivors, met with the Baltimore Ravens June 12 and discussed ways players can help the next generation of young men foster positive relationships with women and prevent further abuse.
Tracy described on Glenn Clark Radio June 18 how she was a victim of a gang rape in 1998, but when she attempted to prosecute she said she was met with intense backlash, including death threats, causing her to drop the charges and go into a place of "shame and silence" for the next 16 years.
"I dealt with PTSD, depression, I had a borderline eating disorder, I was a single mom trying to raise my son, and I was very suicidal. I pretty much just woke up everyday wanting to die," Tracy, 45, said. "In 2014 ... I started going to counseling, and through a series of events I met a reporter, and he was like, 'I would like to share your story ... I think you could help somebody.'"
