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Is There A Way To Get The Press Release / News Articles About My Rape Taken Down?

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Currently 18 living in Texas.

sorry if this is a stupid question. I was raped when I was twelve years old and it was handled by the FBI. I didn't get any updates on it and since I was in foster care at the time, the people who worked on the case couldn't really track me I suppose so I never got to testify in court or be notified of anything.

A few years ago I searched up my rapists full name to see if there was any information on him that I wasn't informed of. It was released that he attempted suicide after being caught, owes me 3,000 in restitution, and was sentenced to 17 years in a mental health prison under possession of CP. I was not made aware of any of this, but what upset me is the description the article uses for me. It says that I "engaged in sexual acts" / "had sex" with him even though I was 12. It includes details of the city I lived in at the time and the date it took place, etc. If I didn't know his full name it's honestly really likely I would've been totally unaware that I was owed money or how long his sentencing was, etc.

A lot of this is paranoia but I do sometimes get creep messages from people who found those videos of me and it just makes me uncomfortable to have my worst moment plastered online with a flashy news article. Does anyone know if there's a way to get rid of it?

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