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Mariska Hargitay recalls being raped in her 30s in powerful essay about overcoming trauma

Mariska Hargitay revealed in a moving personal essay that decades ago, she was raped – but the “Law & Order: SVU” star wrote that she won’t let the experience “define” her.

Mariska Hargitay revealed in a moving personal essay that decades ago, she was raped – but the “Law & Order: SVU” star wrote that she won’t let the experience “define” her. Trauma fractures our mind and our memory,” Hargitay wrote, adding that her own experience wasn’t just a case of an “unwanted” advance. Hargitay is currently celebrating a milestone 25 years starring as Olivia Benson on “SVU,” a character often depicted as bringing justice for victims of sexual assault and abuse.

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