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Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Formerly Known As 'Emily Doe' Reveals Her Identity

Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Formerly Known As 'Emily Doe' Reveals Her Identity
Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Formerly Known As 'Emily Doe' Reveals Her Identity

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Published 5 years ago

Published 5 years ago

She is "Emily Doe" no longer.

Four years after the Stanford University rape case made Brock Turner a household name, his victim, known until now as "Emily Doe," is sharing her story and her real name: Chanel Miller.

In Miller's upcoming memoir Know My Name, she finally tells her story, which has been the subject of near-constant scrutiny since 2016. The book will be released by Viking on September 24th.

"It was just obvious to me from the beginning what she had to say and how different it was and how extraordinarily well she was going to say it," says Viking editor-in-chief Andrea Schulz to the New York Times. "It is one of the most important books that I’ve ever published."

In a new video released by 60 Minutes, Miller reads the harrowing victim impact statement she presented to Turner in court. The letter went viral in 2016 and remained Miller's only words on the subject until now.

Online, people are praising Miller's decision to come forward and share her story.

In 2016, a jury found Turner guilty of three counts of sexual assault. However, in a controversial decision, Judge Aaron Besky sentenced him to six months in prison, which many found far too lax.

Turner would later grace the pages of a criminology textbook next to the definition of "rape."

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