Yes, blacking out is a sign of an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, but when drinking heavily we ask for a hangover, a sleepless night, or a lost purse. We don't ask for our bodies to be violated by men who think it's okay to commit a crime.

Let's make sure we tell our sons, our brothers, our nephews, and our friends --  there is no excuse, there is no passive voice, there is no space for your suffering when you take away someone's dignity and violate someone's body.

The investigation lasted nearly a year.