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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping

My healing can start, says sexual assault victim after libel win

Nina Cresswell
Nina Cresswell: ‘I’m just so grateful that there is a light at the end of all this horrible darkness. At least it wasn’t for nothing.’ Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

Early in the summer of 2020, Nina Cresswell sat in front of her computer screen, looking for advice. She searched “how to out your attacker” and looked at support pages for victims of sexual assault.

The #MeToo movement had exploded and women who like her had tattoos were using the #TattooMeToo hashtag to share stories of sexual assault. “I felt like every time I went on Instagram, I saw another predator in the tattoo industry being named,” she says. “It just felt overwhelming. I felt like: I’ve got to say it, how can I still stay quiet about this?”

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