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AnnaLynne McCord is getting candid on what it’s like to be a victim of sexual abuse.
During an interview with the BBC on International Women’s Day, “The Night Shift” star opened up about the traumatic time when she was raped by a friend at the age of 18.
According to McCord, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the incident happened at the place she was living at while trying to pursue her acting career in Los Angeles.
“I was never raped in these scenarios that they tell you you’re going to get raped in,” McCord, now 29, explained.
“For 10 years, I thought it was my fault. I didn’t fight back,” she said.
Now, McCord is sharing her story again in hopes of helping other victims of sexual abuse.
Since first admitting she was raped while chatting with Cosmopolitan back in 2014, she’s spent her time involving herself with charity work, specifically organizations that deal with survivors of the Cambodian sex trade.