In 2010, Diane Selkirk, a freelance journalist based in British Columbia, was covering a major sporting event outside of Canada. On the press trip, she spent time with two male journalists who were also covering the event and staying at the same location. They shared transportation, spent all day together and often relaxed together after work. One evening, they were sharing drinks in her suite’s hot tub. When they left for the evening, Selkirk took a shower.
When she came out of the bathroom, she discovered that one of the journalists had returned. He “thought the laughs and the fun in the hot tub might continue,” Selkirk says bluntly. Then he sexually assaulted her.
Selkirk chose to remain on assignment after the assault; her reporting wasn’t complete. She was also forced to continue working with her attacker.
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