This archive report was first published on 12 November 2019.
Singer Karen 'Kaz' Lucas has bravely shared her story of being sexually abused by a friend of over 10 years, an incident that has left her with a lasting impact.
According to an Instagram post shared by Kaz on November 11, 2019, the abuse occurred recently and involved a swimming pool.
Without revealing too many details, Kaz stated, 'I was recently sexually abused by someone that had been my friend of over 10 years. The incident involved a pool and 2 pairs of my swim suits.'
As a result of the ordeal, Kaz has developed an obsession with swimsuits as a way of reclaiming her sexuality.
She explained, 'My swim suits got lost in the war. BUT over the past few months, I’ve been going over and over it in my head of how I can RECLAIM my swimsuits ✊?. For the most part, I wanted to go back to the scene of the crime, face my perpetrator and let them know how I felt and then get back my swim suits.'
However, Kaz eventually decided to drop the idea, finding it was causing her too much grief. Instead, she bought herself four swimsuits as a power move to reclaim her sexuality.
She also revealed that she has been attending therapy sessions on a weekly basis and is involved in a new project called Dear Law, a women-led multi-media project aimed at using storytelling and survivor-centered approaches to address sexual harassment in the legal profession.
Through Dear Law, Kaz hopes to bring to the fore and amplify the voices of women who have experienced sexual harassment in the legal profession, with the goal of disrupting the normalization of such behavior.
