Bachelor alum Rachael Gouvignon has revealed harrowing details of her experience as the victim of a sexual assault after being raped at a house party at the age of 21.
WATCH Rachael bravely open up about her horrific sexual assault ordeal
Speaking on her podcast Keep It Real with Rach and Tiff, the reality star heartbreakingly admits she was too scared to report the incident to police at the time and didn’t tell anyone close to her about the horrific assault.
Retelling the story to her fellow Bachelor alum and fellow podcast host, Tiffany Scanlon, Rachael – who appeared on Richie Strahan’s series of The Bachelor – explains she was with some girlfriends at a house party when the incident happened.
“A few of my girlfriends were hooking up with boys,” she said.
“One of the boys I wasn’t really interested in. He pulled me around the side of the party in a very dark alley and sexually abused me.”
When Tiff asked the 34-year-old to explain exactly what happened, Rachael stated: “He raped me,” before going on to say that once the party was over, she was left on the grass :crying her eyes out.”
Maintaining the believe that the police wouldn’t believe her story, Rachael chose to keep quiet about the horrifying incident. The reality star admitted she didn’t feel comfortable telling her friends and even kept it a secret from her mum only confiding in a psychologist.
“I’ve never been able to tell my Mum,’ she admitted. ‘One thing I hate is people worrying about me.”
“I didn’t think I would ever share this with anybody and I have opened it up to the whole world.
“Everybody deals with things in different ways. I like to keep things to myself.”
If you or someone you know is affected by sexual assault or family violence, call the 1800RESPECT hotline or visit www.1800respect.org.au/. You can also call the Domestic Violence Hotline on 1800 656 463.
Need help? Call Lifeline on 131 114, visit www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/get-help-home, or call beyondblue on 1300 224 636.
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