00:00Why is a woman afraid to report that she was a victim of sexual violence?
00:04Was it because of intimidation from her attacker or pressure from those around her to remain silent?
00:08Why does she fear that her existence will be reduced to that of a victim?
00:11Why might she feel ashamed because we've been taught that intimate matters shouldn't be discussed in public?
00:16Why doesn't he want to repeat what happened in court over and over again?
00:20But above all because, as we are seeing in recent cases,
00:23He will have to face an endless list of questions from people
00:26And with the answers, they will determine if he deserves to be believed.
00:30I was a victim of sexual violence
00:31But did you scream?
00:34Did he try to run?
00:35Did he at least defend himself?
00:37Did he say no several times?
00:38So, several times?
00:40Why didn't she report it sooner?
00:42I don't understand
00:42Within minutes we stopped talking about the assault and started examining who was making the accusation.
00:46Did you notice?
00:47Experts call this the myth of the perfect victim.
00:50It is one of the most common sexist stereotypes surrounding sexual violence.
00:55It stems from a false idea, which is that there is a right way to be a victim
00:59For example, it is expected that during the assault the woman acted impeccably.
01:03That she knew how to take care of herself and didn't allow absolutely anything
01:06If you don't follow the script, you're justified in what happened to him.
01:10The conversation shifts from focusing on the assault to judging the person who reported it.
01:15Sexual violence is justified and minimized without taking into account whether the victim was a victim of repeated violence.
01:20Whether a relationship of power or subordination existed
01:23Whether he was afraid or whether his living conditions were the only reason he could react that way
01:28But the review of terms and conditions doesn't end there.
01:31It also occurs after the attack
01:32And why doesn't he report it immediately?
01:35That's weird.
01:36This is how the other checklist is put together.
01:38That he report it as soon as the events occurred
01:40That I remember every detail
01:41That it has physical evidence
01:43That she is emotionally devastated
01:45That she never speak to her attacker again
01:47And behave like a victim forever
01:49In other words, that he/she is left with evident psychological aftereffects.
01:52Don't go out and don't go on with your life.
01:54What's the problem?
01:55Well, not everyone reacts the same way to aggression.
01:58The evidence proves it.
02:00Fear, trauma, power dynamics, economic or emotional dependence
02:04The lack of a support network
02:06And even the difficulty in identifying that what happened to you was violence
02:09They can influence the decisions you make, including the decision to report.
02:13There is no right time either.
02:15A person may take a long time to report something or never do so.
02:18Because it seeks to protect its privacy
02:20He fears public scrutiny
02:21Revictimization
02:22It lacks support
02:24Or he distrusts the justice system
02:25And it opens a Pandora's box for other things
02:28For example, that each complaint out of the thousands that are filed
02:31It is compared and distorted by the few cases of false accusations
02:36The truth is that while there is talk of an alleged epidemic of false accusations
02:41A woman is far more likely to suffer sexual violence than to fabricate an accusation.
02:46This year alone, in Colombia, 13,693 women have already been victims of this type of crime.
02:52And many try to report it even knowing that their word may end up under suspicion.
02:56While false reports represent less than 1%
02:59The reality is that only 40% of women who face gender-based violence
03:04They are looking for some kind of help
03:06And most people first turn to friends or family
03:09And less than 10% actually file a formal complaint
03:12The idea of the perfect victim has no scientific or legal basis.
03:16However, this is what we continue to see on social media time and time again with every report of sexual violence.
03:21A discourse that has the audacity to exist in a sexist society
03:25Where almost everyone knows a girl, a woman, a teenager, a child
03:29Who has suffered sexual violence
03:31A discourse that continues to generate the search for justice
03:34It is permeated by the public ridicule of those who recount an assault.
03:38Thank you!
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