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Kimberly S. Corban (born 1985) is a
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and rape victim advocate. She is notable for her nationally televised question at CNN's 'Guns in America' Town hall hosted by
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with former president
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to discuss the
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and her 2018
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Talk, 'How my sexual assault was hijacked by politicians and lobbies'.


Background

In May 2006, when Corban was a 20-year-old college student, a stranger broke into her off-campus apartment at the University of Northern Colorado, held her there for two hours, and raped her. After surviving the assault, she immediately reported the crime to the Greeley Police Department. She later served as the key witness in her attacker's 2007
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,
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trial, resulting in a
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and
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conviction. Her rapist is currently serving a 24-life term in a Colorado prison. Following the jury's guilty verdict, Corban released her name to the media, intending to serve as an example for other rape victims to come forward. She has given presentations to numerous advocate groups, high schools and colleges, justice professionals, and various government agencies internationally on sexual assaults, using her case to illustrate how she believes the criminal justice system should work. Corban graduated from the
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with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and master's degree in Criminal Justice. She worked as a victim advocate for her local police department and later at the District Attorney's office, creating and running the Adult Diversion Program. In January 2016, Kimberly Corban attended CNN's 'Guns in America' Townhall with Barack Obama. Corban shared with the president her survivor story and then described her belief that she had the basic responsibility to protect herself and her children by exercising her right to bear arms and carry her weapon as well. Corban delivered a
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x talk on December 1, 2018, titled 'How my sexual assault was hijacked by politicians and lobbies'. The talk discussed how both sides of the political spectrum weaponize survivors of sexual assault to gain money, power, and votes. Corban has been featured on many major news networks, including
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,
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, and
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. She appears on syndicated radio programs and in print media, including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine, ''Elle'' magazine, MSN.com, and ''
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''. Today, she travels the country speaking on victim advocacy and best practices for supporting trauma survivors while co-hosting a
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called ''Life As She Knows It''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corban, Kimberly S. 1985 births American gun rights activists American victims of crime Sexual abuse victim advocates Crime victim advocates Living people University of Northern Colorado alumni