After: Surviving sexual assault - Alissa: Part 1 - Then

Alissa Anne Jeun Yi was raped on a night out while at university a few years ago.

Alissa tells Catriona why she found it difficult to understand that what happened to her was rape, even though she was studying law at the time.

This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse directly, so if you don’t feel like listening to that now, you can head straight to the next episode of After, to hear how Alissa has coped since.

If you've been affected by sexual abuse or violence, you can find details of organisations in the UK who offer help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Presented by Catriona Morton, After is a 10-part series, featuring discussions between survivors of sexual abuse and assault about what happened to them and how they cope now.

Produced by Danielle Stephens. The Executive Producer is Clare Chadburn. It is a Wisebuddah production for BBC Sounds.

Published on Thursday, 18th July 2019.

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