00:00When I was about 27, I was married at this point. I had my oldest daughter. I had decided to
00:09spend
00:09the day with someone who I thought was a really good friend of mine. I had known him for 15
00:15plus
00:16years. We got along really well. He was doing part-time photography and he had had this hobby
00:21for years. I was working in the fitness industry and I needed some photos for social media. He said,
00:27I'll take some pictures of you for your social media. Then in turn, I'll build my portfolio.
00:31But again, no red flags. He picked me up and brought me there. He lived in a third floor
00:36apartment about 40 minutes from me. He had told me that his wife knew I was coming over to do
00:42a shoot.
00:43That was not true. I had my bag of clothes with me to do outfit changes and he set up
00:49the studio.
00:49Nothing was off in the beginning. There was music. Just kind of hanging out as friends.
00:54Around 9.30 AM, he pulled out a bottle of wine. He started off with positioning me or posing me
01:03certain ways and inappropriately touching me as he would. Over that time, gradually, his behaviors
01:11were escalating. It went from just touching to kissing me on the neck as he's trying to show me
01:18a photo that he took. Things started to get physical to the point where I was back down
01:24on his apartment floor and he was over me. I said no many times.
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