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Female Water Polo Player Speaks Out About Sexual Assault in Pool in ESPN Report
Rebecca Dabrowski was playing on the McHenry boys water polo team when she said a male opponent sexually assaulted her under the water.
Photo credit: Monmouth College - Women's Water Polo
A former female player on the McHenry boys water polo team will be featured in a “disturbing report” Sunday morning on ESPN regarding allegations she was sexually assaulted under the water by a male opponent during a game last year, according to ESPN.com.
Rebecca Dabrowski, 19, will appear in a segment of "Outside the Lines," which airs at 8 a.m. on Sunday. The Northwest Herald reports that sources said Dabrowski was sexually assaulted during a playoff game against Libertyville on May 15, 2015.
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“It was awful. I felt like everyone was staring at me and that everyone was going to judge me,” said Dabrowski in a video preview on ESPN’s website. “It was just probably one of the worst days of my life.”
"I expected guys were going to be intimidated by me...I didn't expect it to go as far as it did." Sunday 9aET, ESPN.https://t.co/vdBkOfVM64
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) July 15, 2016
Dabrowski currently plays water polo for Monmouth College.
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