Tell the real history
In 2008, Chinese-American writer Li Huaiyu was unfortunately followed and raped by a 15-year-old boy.
In a court in Belfast, Northern Ireland, England, a white lawyer defended a 15-year-old boy: "She seduced first, she exposed her calves and ankles." ”
Li Huaiyu
In order to protect his rights and interests, Li Huaiyu constantly searched for evidence and spoke out bravely. The details of the recollection of being sexually assaulted have made her painful, but public opinion has increased discrimination against her one-sidedly.
preface
In 2017, a "Dark Chapter of Life" won the "Non-Booker Award", everyone who read this book can not imagine how much courage the author at that time faced what happened to him, and how he spent that difficult time, the stories in the book are all the author's real experience, are all things she recorded bit by bit, this book is a book written by writer Li Huaiyu.
The reason why she encountered this kind of thing with a great future came from her trip, which not only caused her to be violated, but also suffered from Stockholm syndrome and lived in a gloomy mood all day.
Let's tell the story of what happened to Li Huaiyu today, what happened to her, and let's take a look together.
A one-man trip
Li Huaiyu was born in the United States in 1979, her parents are both Chinese, so Li Huaiyu is Chinese-American, but the whole family has settled in the United States, and Li Huaiyu is the only child in the family, because there was some discrimination against them by locals at that time.
Therefore, Li Huaiyu's parents did not choose an ordinary school for her, but sent her to an expensive aristocratic school, where she could get along normally with her classmates and there was almost no discrimination problem, and Li Huaiyu's parents also hired a tutor for her to better tutor her academic performance.
She herself was also deeply liked by teachers and classmates during school, and her grades have always been very good, so she was successfully admitted to Harvard University in the United States, and in her growth environment, she did not encounter great setbacks, so she is very enthusiastic in terms of treating people and things, as long as there are friends who ask her for help, she will do her best to help, perhaps God has taken advantage of her kind psychology to let her encounter such an unforgettable tragic experience.
Although Li Huaiyu looks simple and pure on the surface, she is a very adventurous girl at heart, and many times her way to relax herself is to explore some scenic areas that she has not been to.
In 2008, she saw a very beautiful scenery in the United Kingdom back Ireland on the Internet, so she was ready to pack her bags and go there to explore, the place she went to has the title of "Green Kingdom" in the United Kingdom, is a very famous place, she saw this place and began to fantasize about the scene when she walked on the road to Belfast, so she quickly told her parents her idea.
After hearing this, her parents very much agreed with their daughter to travel, it is always good to see the outside world more, plus Li Huaiyu has also learned some kung fu before, so her parents have nothing to worry about her trip this time, but just tell her to take care of herself on the road.
Li Huaiyu came to this very famous place in England alone after getting the approval of her parents, and what she did not expect was that it was her decision that plunged her into an endless abyss.
In April 2008, she arrived at Belst, and after putting her luggage at the hotel, he went straight to this attraction, looking at the scene in front of her, the sun falling on her body, the falling leaves on the ground, and the fragrance of the forest, the singing of birds in her ears, all of which made her feel extremely relaxed, she ran between the forests, and enjoyed this happy time.
Maybe happiness diluted her vigilance, maybe she didn't think that bad things would happen to her in her heart, and she didn't notice that someone was staring at her not far away at this time.
After taking some landscape photos, Li Huaiyu walked to the nearby stream, pulled up her trouser legs and put her feet into the stream to feel the beauty of this nature, plus she was a little tired at this time, she gently lay back to relax the tiredness on her body and completely feel the happiness of this heaven and earth.
At this moment she felt someone coming towards her, instantly alert, she sat up and put on her shoes, saw a boy carrying a school bag, and told her that she was lost and could help him find the exit. Li Huaiyu looked the boy up and down, looking at the appearance of a teenager, thinking that he might indeed be lost, so he took the boy to find the exit.
The two talked a lot along the way, in the process of talking, Li Huaiyu also inadvertently revealed a lot of his information, such as name and home address, etc., and the boy also said that his experience was very pitiful, which made Li Huaiyu full of sympathy for him, and at the same time relaxed his vigilance, she enlightened the boy while taking the boy to the exit of the park, when Li Huaiyu sent the boy to the exit and was ready to continue his journey, but she never expected that the boy had been following him on the road.
The boy saw Li Huaiyu return to the woods again, he took advantage of Li Huaiyu's inattention to secretly follow her, his eyes have been staring at Li Huaiyu's calves under his jeans and the twisting posture, in fact, Li Huaiyu is also a little aware that something is wrong, she feels that someone is following her, but when she looks back, she does not find any traces, so she thinks that she is thinking too much.
But a woman's sixth sense is very accurate, when she comes to a stream, she sits by the stream to wash her feet and look around the scenery, or admires how there is such a beautiful scenery in this world, this trip is still in vain for her at this time.
Just when Li Huaiyu was feeling the beauty of this heaven and earth, the boy suddenly appeared behind her and beat her, although the boy was only 15 years old, everyone knew that foreign boys were generally stronger, so whether in terms of size or strength, Li Huaiyu was not the boy's opponent.
The boy ignored Li Huaiyu's pleading, vigorously ripped off Li Huaiyu's clothes, although Li Huaiyu had also learned a little kung fu, but at this time in this situation of physical disparity, she could not resist at all, and could only watch the boy violate herself.
During this process, the boy not only violated her but also continued to beat her, causing Li Huaiyu to pass out for a while, and after a few hours, Li Huaiyu woke up late and the boy had left. Li Huaiyu looked at the torn clothes and various bruises on her body, and she really realized that she was really violated, and she was still a fifteen-year-old child who was underage, and she couldn't help crying.
After crying, her sanity recovered a little, and years of education made her very clear that she would not let this boy go easily, and she deeply understood that only by taking up the weapon of the law could she defend her rights.
Therefore, Li Huaiyu dragged his heavy body out of the woods to the police station.
Reminisce about the painful process again
But things didn't go as smoothly as expected, when she came to the police station, the first thing she had to face was the fear brought to her by the police camera, and in order to have full evidence, she had to take off her clothes under the gaze of the police, expose all the wounds on her body, and accept the doctor's evidence on her body while completely naked.
In this way, Li Huaiyu's wounds were opened again and again in front of the public, but she has been enlightening herself in her heart, this is a process that must be gone through in order to catch the criminal, patience passed, and the next day after she came to London, in order to be able to get AIDS prevention drugs, she had to continue to recount the process of her injuries again, knowing that she finally got the blocking drugs.
This medicine itself has high side effects, but Li Huaiyu still insists on taking medicine every day, taking it for a month, when she returned to the United States, affected by this incident, she never stepped out of the house again, locked herself in the house all day, and suffered from severe depression.
The family and friends around her are slowly enlightening her, and her parents have also found a professional psychologist, so after a few months, Li Huaiyu gradually walked out of the room and accepted the help of her family, but she still could not go out or talk to strangers, but her family did not force her, but cared more about her and took turns to take care of her, so as not to think of doing things that hurt her for a while.
After that, this matter finally ushered in the trial, what Li Huaiyu did not expect was that the words of the boy's lawyer in the court made her feel extremely distressed, she did not expect that above the sacred court, the boy's lawyer rake, blaming Li Huaiyu for taking off his shoes and socks by the stream that day, revealing his skin, is seducing the boy, and Li Huaiyu is more than ten years older than the boy, if it were not for Li Huaiyu's actions, the boy would not have done this behavior.
This defense statement by the opposing lawyer is undoubtedly another humiliation to Li Huaiyu, and at the same time, what makes Li Huaiyu even more sad is that there is also racial discrimination in the courtroom, and for a while, the law and public opinion are biased in favor of the boy, and he is on the cusp of the storm. But Li Huaiyu did not admit defeat in her heart, she still bravely told the details of her victimization in front of the police, and recalled the painful encounter over and over again, and the scars on her body are the best evidence.
The road to this lawsuit is undoubtedly very difficult, but with Li Huaiyu's brave heart, he finally won this lawsuit, and the boy finally couldn't withstand Li Huaiyu's repeated questioning and confessed his guilt in court.
In the end, the boy was sentenced to eight years in prison, and eight years is also a very precious golden time in the boy's life, but he is to blame for all this, and the pain he brought to Li Huaiyu can never be eliminated.
epilogue
Later, under the advice of a psychologist, Li Huaiyu finally decided to write a novel called "The Dark Chapter of Life", the content of the novel is mainly based on the events she personally experienced, and her experience is written in another way.
In the book, Li Huaiyu calls on all women to stand up bravely when they are harmed, take up the weapon of the law to protect themselves, criminals will not be grateful because of your forbearance, will only treat the next woman more severely, this novel has received unanimous praise after publication, that is, after this novel is written, Li Huaiyu's heart seems to get some relief, and life is gradually on the right track.
But she still did not dare to contact men, ten years after this incident, she accepted a man's confession, and began to gradually open her heart, so that when she was forty years old, she completed her marriage relationship.
Looking back at Li Huaiyu's experience, here I want to tell you that when women are violated, they must not be ashamed, but bravely fight for their legitimate rights and interests. I hope all women can get more love and care.
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