Diverse Sources Interviews_Mattie Herrera

Mattie Herrera

Adara walker, 17
High School: Junior
Medical Path
Bisexual

[did not want to be pictured]

"I define sexual assault as unwanted advances that are forced upon another."

"I heard about [sexual assualt] from stuff involved with drinking alcohol and relationships."

"I think people are more translucent now with their stories."

"I think more people take [sexual assault] seriously."



Lynee Herrera, 25
Grad Student: University of Denver
Psychology Major
Straight, Married



"I would define sexual assault as any unwanted physical or verbal aggression or advances that are non-consensual and pertain to the body or sexuality."

"I feel like I had a base knowledge of [sexual assault] starting around 14. I've only thought about what it means beyond the dictionary definition since college."

"I'm pretty discouraged by the media and sexual assault cases. If anything the news is showing us that we need to teach people about this a lot earlier."


Shannon Skifter, 42
Accountant
Major: Business Accounting
Straight Married

[not pictured]

"I believe sexual assault is when someone has their hands on you in an inapproptiate manner."

"Always tell people if you are not comfortable and walk away."

"It's something that happened and I got over it and that's that."

"I remember professors telling us to be careful walking around campus because of the high rate of sexual assaults on college campuses."

"In high school, you feel like you're being peer pressured or you don't want to make someone mad by saying something so you kind of discount it more."







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