Rahsaan Patterson has joined forces with RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) to help raise awareness and money for the organization. Having been a victim of of sexual assault himself, Patterson has recorded and released a new joint entitled "Don't Touch Me" to help raise money for RAINN. Rashaan released the following statement, as well as the new song "Don't Touch Me." Listen below to the somber ballad.
"I was sexually assaulted when I was 6-years-old and wasn’t able to share it with my family until I was 18-years-old. Looking back on it, I wish there was an organization like RAINN that I could have turned to for help with dealing with what happened to me,” said Patterson. “After 30 years I finally have an appreciation and love for myself that has been missing for most of my life. The most important thing for me at this point is to be able to communicate through music and art and help others. What happened was extremely traumatic and will forever be embedded in my mind and in my life. It’s nothing I can avoid so it’s really about accepting it, owning it and knowing that it’s happened but it doesn’t have to represent who I am for the rest of my life."
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