Amanda de Cadenet Reveals Sexual Assault at 14 Led to Years of Shame

What was said

"When I was 14 years old, I experienced a sexual assault at a party in the country in England. And I remember coming back on the train with my clothes all ripped, and I didn't tell anybody because I thought if I told my mom, she's gonna say, 'I told you, you shouldn't have gone out.'"

De Cadenet disclosed for the first time that she was sexually assaulted at age 14 at a party and kept it secret out of fear of being blamed. She described seeing her attacker on the street afterward and carrying deep shame, believing it was her fault. Only after getting sober at 22 and undergoing therapy did she realize the responsibility lay with the perpetrator, not herself.