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Eyenocents
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I was raped while asleep at a guys house. I had passed out after drinking a little, it did not seem like that much, but I was not able to do anything when the guy raped me. It seemed like I was drugged or something. I called the police and they took me to a clinic and gave me a full checkup. There was semen on my clothes, and there was some medical damage which I wont go into. The police said they would send it to a lab to test it and said it would take about 2 months to get word back on whether the guy i thought did it, really did it. He totally denied it and was released after questioning. The clinic referred me to an advocate. I went through a couple of counceling sessions. It has been nearly 4 months now, and the police have still got no results on the tests, they don't return my calls, my advocate won't return my calls, and the clinic that gave me the checkup has sent me a bill for $1700.00 for being there for a few hours. I do not have the money to pay for this, I am just barely 19, and my family is very poor. I called the clinic account department to see if there is anythign I could do about it, and they said if I don't pay immediately, they will send a claim to collections. I feel like nobody cares that this crime was committed and I am paying for it. Is there a way I could get legal aid for free, doesn't the government provide for this - something better that my advocate, who I haven't been able to reach in weeks? Please help me.