#hertoo #forBaileyLane
My name is Aubre', Bailey is my 22-year-old daughter. She is a New-Year's Baby born first in Wyoming County, New York, 1999. She has always been very anxious, very emotional, more of an observer, shy, and filled with fears. It started when she was just a child, shaking at the idea of Santa, or anything in costume continuing to her adult years, afraid of crowded places or large social groups. She, like me, will cling to one person for life, or until they disappoint us to the point we have to let go; it was so hard to see her grow up choosing Texas as her place to settle.
Bailey and I have a very odd, rare, and unique bond, so when I felt a little sick to my stomach yesterday and decided to call her and her brother on Facebook Video Messenger anyway, would be my instinct at play. She answered the phone, instantly broke down into hysterical crying, repeating over and over, 'I am so stupid'
I created this page and blog to document my experience seeking justice for my daughter, seeking other mothers whose daughters are also in pain, who share a common problem as both being victims of a sexual assault. On February 25th, 2021, a maintenance man employed by my daughter's apartment complex entered her apartment for a repair and within the hour would steal my daughter's trust in anyone who knocks at her door. I was on the phone with her 8 minutes after this occurred- you will not believe this experience.
This man has not lost his job, he is not in jail, and my daughter was left with a life-sentence remembering every detail of his attack, bravely going to the police, and his boss. just to be told 'there is not enough evidence to charge him'/
I am mad, sad, hurt, and above all, confused. So, I will learn with you, fight alongside you, and show my daughter the depths of my oath to her as her mother, to protect you, until my dying day.
#hertoo is something I hoped I would never say, she is my daughter, I did everything I could to protect her. NOT HER TOO; I know what I go through, why her?
Help me give her the support she needs, the strategies for justice she needs, and let's show her what happens when we all band together.
With all my love.
Your mother,
Aubre' Murphy