Sexual Assault in the U.S. Navy

Timothy Jones, a survivor of sexual assault and an advocate for victims shares his story of sexual assault while he was in the Navy. (Video by Spc. Nyatan Bol)

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[Male] I got a phone call and the voice on the other end simply said, “I’m watching you.” Didn’t know who it was, but it kept happening. Then one night I go out to the club in (mumbles) and I get another phone call, but this time the voice simply said, “I’m watching you right now in the club.” So now I was a little spooked. I didn’t know what to do. I left the club, somewhat coherently walked past the police and I went home in my barracks room and woke up to a six-foot-five Marine on top of me. And for the next 20 minutes the color in my voice, that colorful voice was snuffed out ’til it was just pieces of shattered gray. I didn’t know what to do at the time that it was happening so instincts started kicking in. This is not happening to me. This is not supposed to be happening to me. Oh my God, what am I gonna do. (man stammering) I did the only thing I knew how to do. I’m okay, I wanted this to happen. This is okay, we’re good, and you know what, man I’ve been drinking, I’m gonna throw up right now. You’ve gotta let me up. I’m gonna throw up. And I won an Oscar that night, because he believed me.

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