Sebastopol Rape Victim Comes Forward
Tilly's a friend of mine; help if you can:
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | January 30, 2016
AWFUL SERIES OF EVENTS: Tilly Cretcher is the Sebastopol resident who six weeks ago told police a man grabbed and raped her as she walked toward her home not far from the Main Street/Healdsburg Avenue bend.
Cretcher is speaking up and publicly revealing her name, which is unusual for a victim of sexual assault. No suspect has been identified or arrested in her case.
A 51-year-old caregiver, Cretcher said she’s conflicted about telling her story, but she and her husband, Bill, whom she says was disabled by a stroke and is unable to work, are in a terrible spot financially.
On Jan. 5, less than three weeks after the reported rape, Cretcher was badly injured in a traffic collision on Gravenstein Highway South. The CHP says it appears she attempted a U-turn and pulled in front of another vehicle.
“I have a broken neck and I have a shoulder injury that prevents me from using my left arm very much,” she said. “I won’t be working for three or four months.”
Friends of Cretcher have posted a crowdfunding appeal at www.gofundme.com/f639vcuc.
“It has been a very rough patch,” Robin Durrie wrote in the online GoFundMe request.
The appeal asks for $20,000 for living expenses and the costs of medical care and a replacement car.
Cretcher said she hopes that for her to reveal her name and describe her hardships since alleged Dec. 20 attack “might be helpful for the community. It’s like a way to channel the anger that they feel.”
Re: Sebastopol Rape Victim Comes Forward
So sad that You are suffering so much..i am feeling that this car accident probably occurred because of the incredible stress that has happened in your Life..being raped is a horrifying trauma to go through & the illness of your Husband & now this car accident..i truly feel for You i Pray that others will have empathy for You ..i also Pray they catch the monster that raped You ..i Pray You are able to heal & be able to feel better. Blessings Infinite:heart::heart:
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THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | January 30, 2016
AWFUL SERIES OF EVENTS: Tilly Cretcher is the Sebastopol resident who six weeks ago told police a man grabbed and raped her as she walked toward her home not far from the Main Street/Healdsburg Avenue bend.
Cretcher is speaking up and publicly revealing her name, ...
On Jan. 5, less than three weeks after the reported rape, Cretcher was badly injured in a traffic collision on Gravenstein Highway South. ...
Friends of Cretcher have posted a crowdfunding appeal at
www.gofundme.com/f639vcuc. ...
Re: Sebastopol Rape Victim Comes Forward
Pixeenation, your thoughts are so compassionate! But, you know, I posted this for my friend Tilly; I'm not the one this awful stuff happened to. I'm sending her your post!
Sara S.
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So sad that You are suffering so much..i am feeling that this car accident probably occurred because of the incredible stress that has happened in your Life..
