Viola Davis shares story of assault at Rape Foundation event
September 25, 2016 at 7:45 p.m.
| Updated September 25, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.
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Associated Press
File-This Sept. 19, 2015, file photo shows Viola Davis arriving at the 4th Annual Woman Making History Brunch at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Davis has seen the effects of sexual assault first hand. She said her sister was sexually assaulted at age 8 and is now a heroin addict and prostitute. Davis also described her mother and herself as survivors of sexual assault Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at a benefit for the Rape Foundation and Stuart House, which provides free medical treatment, counseling and legal aid to rape victims, with special services for children. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP,File)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Viola Davis has seen the effects of sexual assault first hand.
She says her sister was sexually assaulted at age 8 and is now a heroin addict and prostitute.
Davis also described her mother and herself as survivors of sexual assault Sunday at a benefit for the Rape Foundation.
It provides free medical treatment, counseling and legal aid to rape victims plus special services for children.
Davis has been an advocate for the organization since playing its founder in a 2010 film.
The actress was among the guests of honor at the organization's annual fundraising brunch.
The event was held at billionaire Ron Burkle's Greenacres estate in Beverly Hills, California.
