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Through your life, celeste. >> can i give him a hug? >> that's all he wants. it takes time, celeste, but it will get better. >> i don't think a rape victim every heals. you have just been given a life sentence. it never goes away. >> despite everything that's happened, harmony does have renewed hope. >> for the first time i can just keep looking forward and not backwards that victory came along with being able to breathe. >> celeste and harmony's allegations of sexual assault happened 20 years apart, but they faced the same disbelief, the same retaliation. it's not enough to say we have a prob...

For you? >> yes, my grand grandpa was a navajo code talker. my grandpa, he was an aviation jet mechanic. my dad was this the marine corps. the marines are the toughest branch and i wanted to be the best. >> celeste returned home to new mexico where she grew up on reservation with her twin thor and her parents. >> get muddy, get dirty, oh, well, we will watch the clothes. they would have so much fun. >> celeste was such a happy, happy little girl. always a doer, always a leader. >> in high school i was into my studies. i took six a.p. classes my senior year. i was in the navy rotc at school. >>...

5,640 allegations of sexual assault. of those, only 4% went to trial. and in the end, there were only 156 convictions. why are conviction rates so low? >> poor investigations, the wrong people making decisions. one of the most common things we hear is oh, this is a he said-she said case. it immediately discounts the allegation, makes it sound like it is unprosecutable. there is definitely a culture of disbelief, where very little credit is given to the victim. >> i felt like i was going crazy because no one was listening. >> all of a sudden, it was, i don't like it here. and that was a big sho...

We better prevent sexual assault crimes. this is a leadership issue, and we will lead. now, we wait, to see if actions follow words. the path to reform has maddeningly slow. but several months after we completed filming, celeste came one step closer to justice. there has been a big break in her sexual harassment claim against her superior officer. other survivors have come forward against him with their own allegations of abuse. for celeste, it's validation that she's not in this fight alone. and now, she can take steps toward healing. >> come on, celeste. hey, sub, how are you doing? >> as a ...

Many months. so he's able to be pet like this. this is going to help you through your life, celeste. >> can i give him a hug? >> that's all he wants. it takes time, celeste, but it will get better. >> i don't think a rape victim every heals. you have just been given a life sentence. it never goes away. >> despite everything that's happened, harmony does have renewed hope. >> for the first time i can just keep looking forward and not backwards that victory came along with being able to breathe. >> celeste and harmony's allegations of sexual assault happened 20 years apart, but they faced the sa...