Let me preface by saying this is encouraged to be reblogged, and a semi-follow-up to this post, which details a bit more of what happened. In short, Jules r*ped and molested me, and I was never comfortable coming forward with it out of fear of repercussion. I contacted Possum and their partner to keep them in the loop of what had happened, and this is the response I got from Scotchâs alternate account:
I know my wordâs only good at face value. I know all I can ask is that people believe me, and I donât have evidence backing what happened and they donât either. I donât know what a lot of Scotchâs message means because itâs detailing events that didnât happen that Iâm positive Jules perpetuated, but I am going to try my best to explain exactly what happened between the three of us. When Jules assaulted me, I was in shock. I donât believe it was intentional but they gaslit me into believing what they did was entirely normal. I didnât want to cause tension. I didnât want to be attacked or receive repercussion for speaking out about what had happened. Victims of assault a lot of times keep quiet about what happened and try to move on like it didnât. And that does not invalidate their experience. After Jules dropped me entirely, I started opening up about what happened among friends, expecting to be lashed out at, but everyone I talked to about the events confirmed what they did constituted as assault. I slowly started to grapple with the fact that what happened wasnât ok, no matter what Iâd tried to tell myself and how much I tried to justify the abuse I was put through. I donât understand half of what Scotch is ranting about but Iâm pretty sure itâs bs Jules had been feeding them in privacy. Possum is getting onto me for not coming forward with my assault, and claiming I was perpetuating the idea that they knew what Jules did to me, and told me I was making them sound like a r*pe apologist when I wasnât. I explicitly stated I hadnât told them about my assault because I was scared to. So anyone who sent them hatemail attacking them over that didnât thoroughly read my post and shame on you. When I was staying with Possum, my mental health was in shambles. I was suicidal and self-harming and they knew this, thatâs why they invited me to stay with them to begin with. I was always vocal about the problems I was facing when I was having panic attacks. But I found out they were talking behind my back, and after Jules molested me for the second time, I couldnât take it anymore and resorted to self-harm, which Iâve had a habit of since I was a teenager. Iâm not trying to excuse the fact that my mental health probably didnât make either of theirâs better, but Possum didnât believe anything I told them about my mental and made up their own perceptions of what was going on and presented them openly and among friends as fact. Why would I assume theyâd believe me about being assaulted. Possum and Jules have been going behind my back perpetuating misinformation instead of talking to me directly, and twisting truths to present their opinion of events as factual to paint themselves in the victimâs light. That is not okay. As far as Scotch, Iâve had numerous people come forward about the emotional abuse theyâve put other people through. People have told me theyâve been emotional manipulative, verbally abusive, have bullied them, etc. Theyâre hell-bent on attacking me because them and Possum are together, and Possum is spreading alternative facts about what happened between the two of us, showing no remorse for the sexual assault I was put through, and doing what they can to make me look bad instead. I donât know whether or not Possum is aware of Scotchâs nature and harassment theyâve given me among a large handful of other users, but the behavior Jules and Scotch have shown is absolutely sickening to my stomach. Iâve tried resolving this with Possum and explaining what happened but they blocked and refused to listen to me, and if they continue supporting this behavior, theyâre an accomplice to it. Bottom line, Jules has r*ped and molested me, Scotch blamed me for the sexual assault I was put through because Iâd been repressing what happened, and Possum doesnât seem to care about what transpired and only expresses concern with covering their reputation. Iâm disgusted these are humans I used to be close with and if I could turn back time I would have never confided in them  If you donât want to support people who perpetuate this kind of harm in the art community, Iâm sharing this so people who have experienced things similar donât feel alone, and are aware of whatâs happening. I might be deactivating briefly. But Iâm not keeping in the dark about my treatment anymore. I am beyond terrified of speaking out but I believe with all my heart this needs to be shared. Victims deserve safe environments to speak out. #whyididntreport
