“I’ve experienced stuff on the small side, but assault is assault,” the Pretty Little Liars star, 29, told Haute Living Los Angeles in a recent interview.
“I think there are a lot of people who have been intoxicated and taken advantage of,” she said. “It’s happened to me and people I know. It’s very common. Luckily, I’ve been unscathed; nothing’s hurt me too badly.”
In January, Hale wrote in since-deleted social media posts, “I never understood sexual assault until tonight. I always sympathised, but I never felt the pain of it until right now. My dignity and pride were broken … I am completely at a loss for words … I feel for anyone that has felt this pain that I feel right now. But I promise. I will not let a moment go by that I don’t try to make a difference.”
She previously told People that part of the #MeToo movement is making survivors of sexual misconduct feel less alone.
