"It's been two years now since the whole ordeal, and I feel ready to stand up and own what happened to me and make sure other people, other girls and boys, don't need to be ashamed either."įor Esquivel, however, the choice was right for her, despite the struggles that came along with it. "I want everyone to know that I am not afraid or ashamed anymore, and I never should have been," she told NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie on Today. Last week, Prout made the decision to reveal her identity on the Today show. Though the case gained national notoriety, Prout remained anonymous during proceedings against Labrie. Paul's ritual called the "Senior Salute," in which some senior students allegedly attempted to have sex with underclassmen before graduating.
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(He is now seeking a new trial based on claims that his lawyers did a poor job of representing him, and is also appealing his case with the New Hampshire Supreme Court.) The assault was part of a St. Labrie, now 20, was acquitted of a felony charge, but convicted of three counts of misdemeanor sexual assault for his crimes.
Paul's, a New Hampshire boarding school, in 2014. Prout was a 15-year-old freshman when she reported being raped by then-senior Owen Labrie at St. Two years after she was sexually assaulted on her high school campus, 17-year-old Chessy Prout is speaking out about her experience.
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