From Victim to Survivor: Mitchell Teen Speaks Out

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – One of the victims of a Mitchell man sentenced to 85 years in prison for rape is telling her story publicly for the first time.

Eric Opperman was sentenced to 85 years in prison after pleading no contest to two counts of first-degree rape involving a child under 13.

Now, more than a decade after the abuse began, 17-year-old Alexis Diedrich is stepping forward publicly…

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