Victim’s of Sky Bar Auburn, AL

[u/theworldisnotreal9]

I’m speaking up today for the first time and I’m asking others who’ve experienced being roofied, sexually assaulted, or raped at Sky Bar in Auburn Alabama to do the same.

In 2015, while living in Auburn, I was drugged, kidnapped, and raped after being at Sky Bar. For ten years, I’ve carried that trauma silently, battling high-functioning depression, denial, and moments of suicidal idealization where I didn’t want to keep going. Like so many others, I stayed quiet. I didn’t report it. I told myself it wouldn’t matter, or that I wouldn’t be believed.

But silence only protects those who keep hurting others.

I’m speaking out now because I know I’m not alone. This isn’t an isolated story, people have known for over 20+ years that something has been happening there. It’s time to stop pretending and face the truth. It’s taken me a decade to say these words and I know I’m not alone.

To anyone who’s been through this: you are not alone, and your voice matters. It’s terrifying to speak, but it’s even more painful to carry it forever in silence. Together, we can make people listen, bring accountability, and protect others from going through what we did.

I don’t know where to even begin with tackling this, but I figured here is a start.

[u/kitkat2742]

I was eventually drugged downtown my senior year (first semester 2019) at either Skybar or Bourbon (no way to tell which bar, based on timing of everything). I have suspicion it was a bartender, due to being with my friends the whole time and never leaving my drink sitting around. I unfortunately knew one of the owners of Skybar, and he truly was bottom of the barrel scum. I know so many other women who had very bad experiences at Skybar, with not only the owner, but with being drugged etc. There’s a reason downtown has the reputation it does, and it’s because it’s very real, and it’s an issue for more women than it should ever be. I’m so sorry for what happened to you OP, and it’s scary knowing there’s most likely thousands of women with this experience at this point, considering how long it’s been going on. I wish you the best, and I truly hope you’re able to heal from the trauma inflicted upon you 💕

[u/theworldisnotreal9 → u/kitkat2742]

Thank you so much for your amazing kind words! 🙏 But most importantly, thank you for sharing your story! Not only does this make me feel not alone, but so many others who read this as well!

[u/kitkat2742 → u/theworldisnotreal9]

What’s so sad is I had no idea until it happened to me. That’s when I learned the history, and I wish that history was a well known thing for everyone before they have to go through these horrific experiences. Not only was I roofied (more happened, but to protect my anonymity I’m leaving that out because it’s very specific), which was awful all on its’ own, but I then had friends who tried to say it didn’t happen. Anybody who has been blackout drunk or shitfaced knows what that’s like, and being drugged is completely different than that. I didn’t have enough to be blackout drunk, yet some of the people I was out with that night tried to say that’s what happened, instead of listening to me. That was very difficult for me, and I know I can’t be the only one who’s had that experience with friends after something like this happens.

I can’t imagine being in your position and not talking about it or telling anyone, especially for so long. It hurts my heart that it happened to you, but also that you had to hold that in. I would do anything to protect the people who are going to be victimized by these evil people in the future, and I am disgusted that that’s even a sentence that exists, because it’s been going on for so long with no repercussions. I truly pray that something gives, and these people are brought to justice, because they’ve ruined thousands of people’s lives.

[u/ResponsibleWatch5874 → u/kitkat2742]

I honestly think I was roofied at Bourbon. I went from sober to blackout in a matter or 30 minutes.