• Colorado woman shares graphic photos after horrifying daytime sex assau

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    Thank Democrats for America's homeless problem.

    A Colorado woman said she's lucky to be alive after being choked from
    behind, dragged by a rope into the woods and sexually assaulted in a
    public park Wednesday in a shocking daytime attack.

    Vanessa Ursini, 29, said she was walking her dog along the Platte
    River Trail in Littleton, Colorado, when a man -- whom she now
    believes was stalking her -- came up behind her with a rope and began
    choking her, dragging her into the nearby woods.

    Ursini said the man bound her ankles and wrists and took off most of
    her clothes.

    “I fought like hell and screamed my brains out,” Ursini said, adding
    her dog tried to fight off her attacker, too. But eventually, she said
    he threatened to kill her if she didn’t stop screaming – so she did.


    During the scuffle, Ursini had knocked the man’s glasses off, and as
    he looked for them, she managed to untie the restraint around her
    ankles without him noticing. She took off running until she reached a
    nearby bike path where people came to her aid, KUSA-TV reported.

    Littleton Police arrested a 48-year-old man after a group of cyclists
    believed they spotted the suspect, and chased and cornered him until
    officers arrived. Johnny Dewayne Harris, who is believed to be
    homeless, was being held Friday at the Arapahoe County Detention
    Center.

    Harris has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping, Littleton
    police said. At the time of the woman's assault, Harris already had
    warrants out for his arrest, including two for sex-related crimes in
    Denver, Cmdr. Trent Cooper said during a news conference.

    Harris, who is on the sex offender registry in Texas, was sentenced to
    15 years in prison in 1999 for sexually assaulting a teenage girl,
    according to KUSA.

    Though sexual assault victims are not typically identified in the
    press, Ursini came forward with her story, and also shared graphic
    photos of her injuries on Facebook. The chilling images showed marks
    along her neck, chest and eyes. The post had been shared more than
    40,000 times as of Friday morning.

    “I’m not a victim. I survived. I won’t let him win.”

    - Vanessa Ursini
    “This was the worst day of my life but I knew I had to fight, it
    simply wasn’t my time to die,” Ursini said.

    In telling her story, Ursini said she wants to remind people to be
    aware of their surroundings. She said she had seen the man along the
    trail the day before and earlier on the day of the assault.

    “Even if you have been on your local path, your grocery store parking
    lot, or anywhere 100 times, danger can exist anywhere,” she said. “I
    am lucky to be alive, so please have a plan in place to protect
    yourself from whatever may be out there.”

    Ursini is a Pilates instructor, works in the restaurant industry and
    is not set to receive health insurance until next month, according to
    a GoFundMe page set up in her name. As of Friday morning, nearly
    $13,000 had been donated to help with medical bills and other
    expenses.

    Ursini told KCNC-TV: "I'm not a victim. I survived. I won't let him
    win."

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/27/colorado-woman-shares-graphic-photos-after-horrifying-daytime-sex-assault-in-public-park.html

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