Aliy Speaks about Iditrod Assault Case

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Aliy Speaks about Iditrod Assault Case

Postby txbennett » Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:57 am

Aliy Speaks about Iditarod Assault Court Case

I, was not, and am, still not, very comfortable talking about the assaults on me during the Iditarod 2016. Originally, I thought that by sharing that horrible story, it would only create a world of drama and undercut the terrifying reality of the attack on me. There seems to be enough make believe drama in our world that I didn't want this serious of an event to be trivialized. Also it just plain hurt to talk about. Imagine someone actually trying to kill you. Yea... not a great thought, eh?

But now, I have come to realize that by not sharing the awful details of March 12th it has left many people not understanding how much the attack affected me. So the reality is that I have struggled for over 10 months to try to return to the 'person I used to be.' I have only recently come to the realization that I will never be that person again.

But today is a good day. It is the first day in over 10 months that I can start to look forward instead of back. Arnold Demoski plead guilty and was sentenced to serve a six-month prison term for his attacks. I was able to say a few words to Demoski - the man who single-handedly created many nightmares and current fears in me. I was glad to speak my mind and it helped me tremendously.

The exact outcome and prison sentence is simply a resolution. I have learned more than I ever wanted to know about the State of Alaska criminal justice system. I can only hope to never be a victim of a crime again.

For me, today was the end of waiting and worrying and waiting. Now, I can focus ahead. There are only 74 days until Iditarod starts. I have not yet been able to picture myself or my dog team out on that trail again. So now my job is to focus ahead and bring back the 'Aliy' that loved that trail for many years. As always... I will do my best.

For more details on the actual Court Case both the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and the Anchorage ADN have articles today.
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Re: Aliy Speaks about Iditrod Assault Case

Postby fladogfan » Wed Dec 21, 2016 4:58 am

Aliy is amazing!
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Re: Aliy Speaks about Iditrod Assault Case

Postby Moose » Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:46 am

She sure is. Kudos to she and Jeff for standing up publicly and seeing this horrid event to its conclusion. (Hoping/praying it's now concluded and that nothing like this will ever happen again.)
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Re: Aliy Speaks about Iditrod Assault Case

Postby tanglefoot » Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:41 am

Glad they have had aome closure at last
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Postby ThisSpaceForRent » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:55 pm

Peace,Love and SnowDogsGo...
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