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Yes, I was gang raped in the Army
This article maybe the hardest or second hardest article I’ve put out on Medium. One night I was laying in bed sleeping and my three other room- mates came in and pulled me out of my bed. There were my three roommates and three others. I am writing this through tears.
When I was alert enough to figure out what was happening, I got up and tried to make the bedroom door, but I was trapped. I was grabbed by one who threw me to the ground. I was kicking, twisting and punching to get free. When they managed to get my feet, I was doomed.
I got on my knees in an effort to get away, but they pulled my legs from under me. I was slapped, spit on and punched. They said I was weak because I started crying when they ripped my underpants off. Then one sat on my shoulders to where I couldn’t move. He tried to put his penis in my mouth, but I kept moving my head side to side to prevent that. Eventually he was able to get m mouth open by pinching my nose closed. I would deliberately bite him, but that resulted in being punched by the others in the ribs, stomach or face.
I kept trying escape especially when they switched to where I had a different person. but they were way too rough with me sexually. I knew how to take a man since age eight, but I wasn’t doing this willingly which resulted in me being torn anally and bleeding. They weren’t only rough…