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The victim in an elite boarding school rape case reveals her identity a year after her attacker avoided the most serious conviction

Chessy Prout

Seventeen-year-old Chessy Prout sat on the stage of NBC’s “Today” show Tuesday and revealed for the first time that she was the victim of the high-profile rape case that took place at St. Paul’s School.

“I want everyone to know that I am not afraid or ashamed anymore, and I never should have been,” she told “Today” host Savannah Guthrie.

During the sexual-assault trial of Owen Labrie, the senior at the elite boarding school whom Prout accused of raping her, she remained anonymous. Now, she felt ready to reveal her identity.

“It’s been two years now since the whole ordeal, and read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com