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Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, left, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, Liliana Olvera-Arbon, executive director of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera listen to speakers at the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault building in Salt Lake City to mark Denim Day, an event designed to bring awareness to sexual assault on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com
When sexual assault survivor Alli Fields told her friends what had just happened to her, she said their reaction downplayed the gravity of the situation. They thought it just sounded like a bad date.
Utahns encouraged to wear denim to support sexual assault awareness
Posted at 1:50 PM, Apr 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-28 15:50:15-04
SALT LAKE CITY â Denim Day is April 28, a day that as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month helps support survivors of sexual assault.
At the offices of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault UCASA community leaders and law enforcement officials wore jeans to mark this occasion and let survivors know they are supported.
Denim Day began more than twenty years ago in Italy when a rape conviction was overrturned because the Italian Supreme Court deemed the victim must have helped her attacker by removing her tight jeans, therefore implying consent.
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The Utah Women & Leadership Project hosted a panel of people who work in various areas to stop violence against women and children on Feb.17.
According to the panel, nearly one in two women will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. This rate is also true for Utah.
Liliana Olvera-Arbon works with the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
“In order for us to create compassionate communities, with respect, equity and justice, one should do our work thinking of that person or child who is valued the least,” she said.
The panel also addressed recent data from the CDC, which states that 11.3% of high school girls in Utah report being raped before they graduate. This is higher than the reported national average. For sexual assault, 21.2% of girls in Utah have reported being sexually assaulted in the last 12 months.