TW: This article contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide. The Coleman family could never have predicted how an innocent night out at a party a could have ended in tragedy.
For a household already rocked to the core by grief and trauma, the sudden loss of a mum and daughter that had been through so much together, left those who knew their story numb with shock and sadness.
Melinda and Daisy had a close relationship and worked together to support survivors of sexual assault However, in October 2013, almost two years after the alleged attack, the case was re-opened and although Matthew argued that his sexual intercourse with 14-year-old Daisy had been consensual, he pled guilty to a second-degree misdemeanour charge of endangering the welfare of a child – in reference to the fact he dumped a paralytic Daisy on her mother’s porch in freezing temperatures. He received two years’ probation.
In the years that followed her ordeal, Melinda could only watch as her daughter Daisy transformed from a bubbly high school freshman cheerleader to a disturbed girl who attempted suicide several times to escape both the memories of the incident and the cruel, never-ending bullying she encountered as a result of her accusations.
Although emotionally wrought by all they’d been through, it was clear that each survivor, including Daisy, was determined to speak out in the hope that it would prevent what happened to them from happening to anyone else. ‘We needed to do this work in a really full, encompassing ways,’ explains Shael, who helped SafeBAE set up an online Facebook group for parents of sexual assault survivors. ‘Those are their best allies and advocates, and quite frankly, usually their biggest punching bags. Kids need their parents steering them in the right direction for therapy.’
Melissa remembers people putting out misinformation about her and when she felt overwhelmed by all the lies, Daisy jumped online to fight in her corner. Even though they had never met in person, she had read the abuse Melissa received online and stood up for her when no one else would. ‘She would just rip them to shreds,’ she recalls. ‘She didn’t have to do that.
Melinda went on to talk about how she saw the ‘dark side of human nature’ through ‘widespread media scrutiny’ following their case in court, but believed the worst was behind them.She had her own flat and was working as a tattoo artist in Colorado.
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