This is Kori Cioca at our Michigan state convention – she’s a plaintiff featured in the Invisible War film.
Her supervisor in the Coast Guard assaulted and raped her while she was serving, and as a result she suffered a dislocated jaw. She went through years of pain and was unable to eat hard foods. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs refused to pay for treatment to fix her jaw, and was instead prescribed a battery of mental health medications.
She joined a lawsuit with 15 other assault survivors against the Department of Defense, and is an inspiration for military women and sexual assault survivors everywhere.
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