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Australian True Crime
Bravecasting
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Ashleigh Rae is confident, smart, witty and really charming company. All of that is a testament to her powerful survival spirit because she was taken advantage of at a very vulnerable time in her life. For those of us who have young girls in our care, what Ashleigh Rae has to say is invaluable.
If you have a true crime story, we’d love to hear it. You can send us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email us at hello@australiantruecrimepodcast.com
See us at the Yarraville Club on April 8 with Narelle Fraser. Book tickets here.
If you are in immediate danger in Australia, call 000.
There is help if you are experiencing family violence or
coercive control. You can call 1800 RESPECT 24/7
on 1800 737 732, or visit their
website here.
You can also call Lifeline
24/7 on 13 11 14.
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram here.
Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.
Guest: Kay
Producer/Editor: Meshel Laurie
Executive Producer: Jacqueline Tonks
Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your
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| 0:00.0 | We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July, |
| 0:04.3 | and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already. |
| 0:07.4 | Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show. |
| 0:10.3 | Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests, |
| 0:15.2 | our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in |
| 0:19.9 | Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly. The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded. |
| 0:39.4 | They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging. |
| 0:47.0 | The following podcast contains accounts of sexual assault. |
| 0:52.0 | listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:56.0 | It destroys your life. |
| 0:58.0 | It robs you of your personhood and your identity. |
| 1:01.0 | And depending what happens in the aftermath, how supportive an environment you're in you'll |
| 1:05.5 | either recover or you'll be stuck or you know some variation of that. Yeah, it's really complicated. |
| 1:21.3 | Today's guest is Ashley Ray Cooper. She's a powerful young advocate for sexual |
| 1:26.3 | assault victims and survivors and she's one of 17 survivors who've received |
| 1:31.0 | legal assistance from the Let Us Speak campaign, which we featured a number |
| 1:35.1 | of times before on Australian True Crime, as is former Australian of the Year Grace Tame. |
| 1:42.2 | The Let Us Speak campaign was created by Walkley Award winning journalist and |
| 1:45.8 | sexual assault survivor and advocate Nina Fennell in response to gag laws in several |
| 1:50.9 | states around Australia that prevented victims from telling |
| 1:53.9 | their own stories. You can learn more about the campaign and the current state of |
| 1:58.1 | affairs around the country at the website let us speak.com. A U. You can also donate so that more Australian women can speak. |
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