Full Name Angela Rose Other names Angela Rose' Name Angela Rose | Nationality American Occupation Real estate agent | |
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Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Residence Arlington County, Arlington, Virginia, United States | ||
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Angela Rose, (born September 1, 1978) is an American activist known for publicizing her story of being kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Robert Koppa at age 17 in 1996 in Wauconda, Illinois. She is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment.
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Kidnapping and assault
Rose was kidnapped by Robert Koppa at knife point on July 13, 1996 from the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois where she worked when she was seventeen years old. She was driven to a forest preserve in Wauconda, Illinois and sexually assaulted, before having her throat slit. Koppa then drove her to a parking garage, set her free and told her to count to 100. Koppa was on parole for murder when he kidnapped her.
Rose has appeared on an episode of 48 Hours: Live To Tell called "I Remember Everything" (aired October 21, 2014 on CBS), The Montel Williams Show, The John Walsh Show, and newscasts across the country promoting her organization PAVE. Rose presented workshops and gave speeches at conferences, military trainings, and on college campuses.
PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment
Rose founded PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment in 2001. PAVE uses education and action to shatter the silence of sexual violence. PAVE's work has been illustrated on CNN and The Today Show. PAVE has created educational programming and tools as well as grassroots action campaigns. Rose produced a documentary called, Transition to Survivor, in which sexual assault survivors tell their stories, from reporting the crimes to dealing with the aftermath of the violence. In the film, one woman talks about "blocking" her memories, becoming anorexic and self-harming. Another cries and talks of suicide. Eventually all the survivors went through counseling, friends, and family support. PAVE's Survivor Justice Campaign aims to bring awareness to perceived acts of misconduct towards victims of sexual assault throughout the criminal justice process.
Binding Project
Through PAVE, Rose launched the Binding Project: Breaking Old Binds, Creating New Ties. The Binding Project is an international art empowerment campaign where participants write a word of empowerment on plastic zip ties, one to wear and one to send back to PAVE to be included in an installation art piece. This project was launched on the anniversary of the day Rose was abducted – the zip ties were what was used to bind her hands behind her back when she was kidnapped.
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Personal life
Rose graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2002.