"Sexual assault awareness has gained a new and unexpected voice in Valerie Gatto, a Miss USA contestant who describes herself as a "product of rape."
The 24-year-old marketing consultant told NBC's TODAY.com the story of her mother, who became pregnant at age 19 after she was raped at knifepoint.
"Being a child of a rape, not knowing who my father is, not knowing if he's ever been found, most people would think it's such a negative situation," Gatto told TODAY."* Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Gina Grad (Gina Grad Show, Pretty Good Podcast) and Lissette Padilla (Lip TV) break it down.
*Read more here from Joan E. Greve / Time:
The 24-year-old marketing consultant told NBC's TODAY.com the story of her mother, who became pregnant at age 19 after she was raped at knifepoint.
"Being a child of a rape, not knowing who my father is, not knowing if he's ever been found, most people would think it's such a negative situation," Gatto told TODAY."* Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Gina Grad (Gina Grad Show, Pretty Good Podcast) and Lissette Padilla (Lip TV) break it down.
*Read more here from Joan E. Greve / Time:
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