Chances are you’ve never heard the name Chanel Miller, but you’ll probably know her story. Known publicly as Emily Doe, Miller is the victim of Brock Turner – the Stanford University student who was charged with 3 felonies for sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious in 2016.

But what makes the name Emily Doe so powerful is not just the case which she and her defence lawyer so diligently fought. At Brock Turner’s sentencing in 2016, Miller (under the name of Doe) delivered a formidable victim statement which detailed the emotional trauma of her experience, including the impact of the legal system on sexual assault survivors. It instantly went viral – and became a powerful point of reference for victims all over the world.

Now, having spent the last three years writing about and processing her experience – including being blamed for her rape because she drank too much, and how it felt to face Turner in court – Miller has reclaimed her identity as the person behind the Emily Doe victim statement.

“Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk”: Brock Turner’s victim, Chanel Miller, speaks out ahead of the release of her memoir