The shame and embarrassment kept us from pressing charges.

At a high school party my friend and I were both date raped, but because we had participated in drinking at the party, once the rumor spread about how we had sex with 3 different guys the entire high school blamed us for our actions. Yes, we were sixteen and wanted to drink at the party, but we never planned on waking up naked in an empty room having to piece together what had gone on. The shame and embarrassment kept us from pressing charges. We were called sluts and that night still haunts us both.