One of the most depressing things about this for me is that Reade has way more evidence of her assault than I have for years of abuse I suffered, and even with a pretty sizable amount of evidence (more than most victims) so many are unwilling to believe her. Maybe this is selfish, but I see that and I think...how will anyone believe me, if I can't even produce that much evidence? I was silent for almost my entire life about what happened to me, and I already feared telling anyone in my life about it because of the shame and guilt associated with the abuse. I see what's happening to her and it just seems futile.