“Earlier today, like so many survivors, I felt a wave of panic that Sean Combs might walk free. That fear is something countless survivors know all too well: the gnawing uncertainty of whether their voices will be honored or dismissed. As a survivor of domestic violence myself, I know how devastating it is when those who do harm are not held accountable. Today’s sentence does not erase the harm, and many will feel it could have and should have gone further. But it is meaningful, and it matters that accountability was delivered in a courtroom where so often it is denied.
Judge Arun Subramanian’s words resonate deeply: this sentence sends a message to those who do harm and survivors alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real consequences. To every survivor who is weighing whether to come forward with their own story, please know that your voice matters. I stand in solidarity with those who testified in this case, and with all whose stories have not yet been heard.” -Liz Graham, CEO of 180 Turning Lives Around
