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11-30-2017, 02:11 PM
Athlete's #MeToo story sheds light on Asia's reluctance to discuss sexual assault
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A Hong Kong athlete has revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a former coach when she was just 13, becoming one of the first public figures in the city to step up to the #MeToo movement.
Lui Lai-yiu, a hurdler who earlier this year won Hong Kong's first gold medal in the Asian Indoor Games, says she was assaulted 10 years ago.
SEE ALSO: Uma Thurman posts fierce message to Harvey Weinstein (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/uma-thurman-harvey-weinstein-message-sexual-harassment/)
She said she was inspired to share her story after reading U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney's heart-wrenching story (http://mashable.com/2017/10/18/mckayla-maroney-sexual-assault-dr-nassar/) of abuse by her gymnastic doctor.
In a Facebook post, the now 23-year-old Lui said she met her former coach, identified as Y, through extracurricular activities. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/30/hongkong-athlete-me-too/)
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A Hong Kong athlete has revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a former coach when she was just 13, becoming one of the first public figures in the city to step up to the #MeToo movement.
Lui Lai-yiu, a hurdler who earlier this year won Hong Kong's first gold medal in the Asian Indoor Games, says she was assaulted 10 years ago.
SEE ALSO: Uma Thurman posts fierce message to Harvey Weinstein (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/uma-thurman-harvey-weinstein-message-sexual-harassment/)
She said she was inspired to share her story after reading U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney's heart-wrenching story (http://mashable.com/2017/10/18/mckayla-maroney-sexual-assault-dr-nassar/) of abuse by her gymnastic doctor.
In a Facebook post, the now 23-year-old Lui said she met her former coach, identified as Y, through extracurricular activities. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/30/hongkong-athlete-me-too/)
More about Sexual Assault (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Hong Kong (http://mashable.com/category/hong-kong/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Mckayla Maroney (http://mashable.com/category/mckayla-maroney/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Me Too (http://mashable.com/category/me-too/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Metoo (http://mashable.com/category/metoo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/EASrZlyNWmU