Dear Brock,

In these past few months, I know you've gone through so much turmoil. Three months in prison must have been absolutely awful. Let me extend the olive branch when I say that nobody deserves to have their young life ended so early. It truly is a shame that your career at Stanford had to be crushed because a girl was upset over nonconsensual intercourse. Why is it fair that you had be prosecuted for "20 minutes of action" when so many people across the country that are also accused of the same thing remain free?

It isn't, Brock. It isn't fair that they remain free while you had to spend your summer vacation in a cell. It isn't fair that women across the nation are being raped and have to deal with their rapists on a day-to-day basis. Oh, did the word "rape" offend you? It offends me too. Want to know what also offends me? The fact that I would spend more time in prison for an expired license plate than you did for raping an unconscious girl. It offends me that the judge in your case thought it would "damage" you too much to spend anymore than six months in prison, yet dismisses the fact that the victim now has to face ridicule, shame, depression, and other mental tortures that will haunt her for the rest of her life. That is, if she chooses to live with it. Around 33% of rape victims have suicidal thoughts and 13% will actually attempt to end his or her life. She may turn to drugs or alcohol to numb the memories of that infamous night. So not only are you a rapist. You are a potential murderer.

Now, I'm absolutely positive that you have regrets about what you did. No, scratch that. I'm absolutely positive you regret getting caught. If you could have evaded the consequences that followed this, I'm sure you would still be "looking for some action" behind dumpsters all over town!

Thankfully, Stanford has now banned hard liquor at parties on campus. Thank God! Now these women will stop getting drunk and tempting you with their drunken stupor. Now you and all the other misunderstood rapists have to find another outlet to blame for why you just had to have sex with her unconscious body!

Brock, I don't think you're a bad guy. I don't agree that you are "the scum of the Earth" like some people say. I think you are much worse than that. I know you are much worse than that. So, now that you are beginning your life on the sex offender list, just know that me and other sexual assault victims are finally celebrating a small victory in this ever-going case to stop monsters like you.

Best wishes!

Rachel