Madison Smith

And I was like, screw it, let's go again.

And I was like, screw it, let's go again.

I just found them on Facebook and I messaged them and I'm like, hey, I don't know if you remember me, but you signed my petition about calling a grand jury for my rape case. but it got denied and I want to do it again. Can I meet you somewhere to have you sign it again? And everybody's like, oh yeah, absolutely. Let's meet up here at this time on this day. It was great.

I just found them on Facebook and I messaged them and I'm like, hey, I don't know if you remember me, but you signed my petition about calling a grand jury for my rape case. but it got denied and I want to do it again. Can I meet you somewhere to have you sign it again? And everybody's like, oh yeah, absolutely. Let's meet up here at this time on this day. It was great.

So it was almost easier the second time around, but yeah, it's again, just complete robot of me. Just, hi, my name's Madison. Can you please help me?

So it was almost easier the second time around, but yeah, it's again, just complete robot of me. Just, hi, my name's Madison. Can you please help me?

I think from the night of being raped to the point where the grand jury got accepted, it had been, let me count, I think it had been three and a half, four years.

I think from the night of being raped to the point where the grand jury got accepted, it had been, let me count, I think it had been three and a half, four years.

So what happened was the grand jury was convened. It's all very, very, very secretive. So there's no way for us to really, even today, ever know what exactly went on in that room that day or whatever days they met. But the day that my mom and I testified, it was in an old bank building in McPherson. And we're sitting at this long, almost like those white picnic tables that you see at churches.

So what happened was the grand jury was convened. It's all very, very, very secretive. So there's no way for us to really, even today, ever know what exactly went on in that room that day or whatever days they met. But the day that my mom and I testified, it was in an old bank building in McPherson. And we're sitting at this long, almost like those white picnic tables that you see at churches.

We're sitting at one of those. And then across the rest of the room, there's the jury.

We're sitting at one of those. And then across the rest of the room, there's the jury.

When I found out about the decision of the grand jury, I was at work, and I get an email from Jeff, one of the attorneys who represented me, and I saw a grand jury decision. And my coworkers had all known what I was going through, and I was like, I should be hearing any day. And I looked at them, I looked at my coworkers, and I said, this is it.

When I found out about the decision of the grand jury, I was at work, and I get an email from Jeff, one of the attorneys who represented me, and I saw a grand jury decision. And my coworkers had all known what I was going through, and I was like, I should be hearing any day. And I looked at them, I looked at my coworkers, and I said, this is it.

I need to go read this, but I don't want to be right here right now. And so I stepped into our little med room real quick and I saw that they came back with no true bill, which means nothing else was happening. And we're at where we are today. And I wanted to cry, but I still had a little bit of my workday to get through.

I need to go read this, but I don't want to be right here right now. And so I stepped into our little med room real quick and I saw that they came back with no true bill, which means nothing else was happening. And we're at where we are today. And I wanted to cry, but I still had a little bit of my workday to get through.

So I just went out there and I told my coworkers and I said, it's not happening. And I said, and I said, I don't know how to react. I don't know what to say. So I was like, I really just need to move on about my day like it's any other day right now because I don't know what else to say.

So I just went out there and I told my coworkers and I said, it's not happening. And I said, and I said, I don't know how to react. I don't know what to say. So I was like, I really just need to move on about my day like it's any other day right now because I don't know what else to say.

I have a year left of school, and then I'm going to go get some experience under my belt, and I want to become SANE-SART certified.

I have a year left of school, and then I'm going to go get some experience under my belt, and I want to become SANE-SART certified.