Andrea Gunning

For years, I blamed myself.

Maybe I let him on.

Maybe I deserved it.

It's a feeling a lot of victims of sexual violence experience.

And like a lot of victims, those feelings kept me silent for a long time.

I questioned myself and my understanding of what I experienced.

But that wasn't the case for Saskia.

As soon as she found out what Mike did to her, she saw the truth clearly.

He said, I guess we're both a little bit crazy.

This is something that's always struck me about Saskia's story.

And it's actually pretty rare.

Immediately, she knew the gravity of what Mike had done.

She went to the authorities to protect herself and to keep others safe.

And then she took the stand and stood up to him.

Wherever it came from, I've always admired that strength in Saskia.

And back in those early days after her discovery, her bravery was clear to everyone around her.

It looked like reporting the crime, taking the stand, seeing her divorce trial through, no matter how many insults she had to face.

But there's more than one way to be brave.

This came up with Ashley Inderfurth, the original prosecutor on Saskia's case.

At the end of our interview, just before we stopped recording, there was one last thing Ashley wanted to say.