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One of the most profound problems that's taking place around the world is the assault on women.

And this assault on women that's taking place is completely preventable if certain municipalities, states, or governments decide that they have a desire and a willingness to protect their female population.

The problem is, is we're seeing politics in play to protect a certain class of people or a certain group of people from having to face the reality of justice in order to amplify certain untruths

about the conditions of their streets.

Well, today, I'm honored and privileged to welcome Anna Gertelli, who's a reporter with the

DC Examiner, who recently published an incredible piece about her own personal story

with abuse and assault, as well as the ramifications of what's taking place within the negligence

from the local municipalities in Washington, D.C. So without further ado, Anna, welcome to the show.

David, thank you so much for having me.

So if you could, could you just explain to our audience what the piece was about and what your intention was in telling this story?

Yeah, so it was my decision to come out and speak publicly as a sexual assault victim. Five years ago, I was assaulted

in daylight in the street outside Union Station, which is a public transportation hub,

a couple blocks from the U.S. Capitol. I've been running to the post office when I was attacked

randomly. And so this was my decision.

In light of what President Trump was doing to crack down on crime in D.C., he gave a speech two weeks

ago, three weeks ago, that was very emotional for me to see as a victim and see someone for the

first time taking crime in D.C. really seriously. And so I decided after that speech

that this was the time for me to speak out. I've been writing a book for the last year. And the op-ed

explained that there's two things I experienced as a victim of crime in D.C. that I think need to be

addressed by the administration. One, my attacker who had a criminal record, was arrested several months after my attack,

and then he went on to be released the following day,

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