I was sexually assaulted at work by a client several months ago and I did not tell anyone about it out of embarrassment and extreme anxiety. The client recently was suspended for a month from my business for sexually harassing another coworker of mine recently. He is no longer suspended and has been making jokes about why he was gone for a month to other clients. Saying “oh it was an implication” or “oh you know, people are making up rumors”. 

He recently triggered me while I was working last week by making jokes about why he was gone, not saying it was for the sexual harassment but because it was a big misunderstanding and it was my coworker’s fault. It got me so upset because I didn’t have the courage to talk about what he did to me and my coworker no longer works with me because of the situation. I ended up sobbing in the bathroom while at work and told my managers about what happened. 

Now I have to write in a written statement to my manager about everything that happened that moment he assaulted me and I have to turn it in tomorrow morning. I am so anxious I want to throw up and not go to work tomorrow.  I feel humiliated and exposed. I wish this wasn’t happening to me. I refrained from saying anything earlier to my manager because I hate being part of any high stress situation. Especially one like this.