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Thank you so much for listening. As mentioned in part one of Danielle Leikam's story, Danielle is a mother, nurse, author,

survivor, speaker, and victim advocate from Minnesota.

In November of 2018, her entire life changed forever after being the victim of a home invasion

and sexual assault. The journey to find and convict her rapist was long and arduous, but Danielle leaned on the

community and professionals around her to prevail. She continues to share all that comes next in her

journey and fight for justice in hopes of bringing awareness and inspiring other survivors.

Thank you. of bringing awareness and inspiring other survivors. What ended up happening is the man that raped me sexually assaulted, a vulnerable adult, that man

reported the sexual assault, got a rape kit done, and his rape kit results matched my rape kit results.

Before he was arrested, I had told my ex-husband, what if it's this guy?

My ex-husband said, no, it wouldn't be him. He's from three and a half hours

away. He's not going to drive all the way down here and rape you. When we told my ex-husband that it was him,

he said, I should have listened to you. His jaw clenched, his fist clenched, and I could see the

rage on his face. The person that raped me was somebody that I had known for about eight years at the time.

He was a groomsman in my wedding.

When he got arrested, he and his wife had just found out that she was pregnant with their third child,

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