A 33-year-old woman has claimed she was unable to try for a baby after being spiked with heroin at a Leeds club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victim was allegedly left unconscious in a locked toilet for hours before being rescued by a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She called the police the next day and then underwent medical treatment to assess whether she had been sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: \u201cI had to take medication for HIV because they didn\u2019t know what had happened to me. It completely stopped my life. My partner and I wanted to try for a baby and we couldn\u2019t because of the medication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the night she was allegedly spiked, earlier this year, the woman had been socialising at the club which had connections with her place of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her last memory is dancing and playing drinking games. The next thing the woman remembers is waking up at home with no idea how she got there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After contacting a friend, who is a nurse, she encouraged her to call the police who completed a test which found heroin and sedatives in her system. She also attended the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) to undergo tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman had worked with the owners of the establishment where she was allegedly assaulted for over five years but claimed she has been blamed and not supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She reported the incident to The Egalitarian, a group campaigning to make spiking a stand-alone offence, who contacted the venue for a response. The alleged victim then received a phone call telling her she had \u2018made the venue look bad\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat happened to me was awful and I didn\u2019t go out for ages afterwards. They\u2019ve made it out like I\u2019ve exaggerated it,” she said. “Out of everything that is probably the most upsetting. It\u2019s one of the biggest blows. What happened to me was awful and I didn\u2019t go out for ages afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just really disappointed me because I\u2019ve worked with them for a very long time, and the lack of support, the victim-blaming, is why I\u2019m not working for them anymore. They\u2019ve made out I\u2019m the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police confirmed they had made an arrest and the man is now on police bail, pending an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: \u201cI got asked by my victim support worker if I felt safe, and I don\u2019t really because the person that they have arrested, I don\u2019t know what he looks like, and I don\u2019t know his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good that he\u2019s on bail and he can\u2019t contact me, but I wouldn\u2019t know if he did, so that\u2019s been a massive thing that I felt was really unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Following enquiries by specialist safeguarding detectives a man was arrested in connection with the matter. He was released on police bail pending continuing investigation. Officers continue to update and support the victim.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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