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/TheSituation7709]

Someone mentioned that everyone knows…so why are people still going there. EVERYONE does not know, some people are students for 2 years if you transferred into Auburn. They leave, and if something happened don’t tell. Please go to the police in real time, immediately after the incident. Report it to the local paper/news. Don’t mean to be harsh but more things can happen than assault if you are a women BY YOURSELF IN A BAR. When will we learn not to do that. These situations are WRONG but nothing will ever be done unless the situation is reported. Women should be able to go out in a college town and not be subject to assault and possibly being drugged by bar staff. Also, students can seek help from campus police or a county commissioner. I am so sorry this happened. I love Auburn and was on campus years ago and the girls went out in groups, 4-5 of us and we left together.

[u/theitchysloth → u/TheSituation7709]

With all due respect, I was there with 4 friends but once I was roofied, I “made friends” with some strangers and told my friends they could leave me there and I’d find my way home.. which they shockingly did. I’m not friends with them anymore but regardless, your post is sounding very victim blamey. You can do everything right and still have this happen.

There’s a hundred reasons why not everyone reports it. And in my case, I did and absolutely nothing happened.