Victim of 2013 rape in Hennepin County speaks out after her attacker sentenced to 20 years in prison

The victim of a 2013 rape in Minneapolis with a powerful message to other women who find themselves in such a horrific situation.

Melissa Zimmerman is speaking out for the first time as her attacker is sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.

“I wanted to give up a lot,” says Zimmerman. “Girls out there, getting a rape test kit done isn’t easy. It’s scary. But you know what, if I wouldn’t have done it that day, I wouldn’t have been able to send a horrible, horrible person to jail finally.”…

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