{"id":2001417,"date":"2023-08-15T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scared-for-my-safety-sexual-assault-victim-stunned-as-leftists-defend-teacher-who-attacked-her\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:20:04","slug":"scared-for-my-safety-sexual-assault-victim-stunned-as-leftists-defend-teacher-who-attacked-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scared-for-my-safety-sexual-assault-victim-stunned-as-leftists-defend-teacher-who-attacked-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual assault victim shocked as leftists defend attacker, fears for safety."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscared-for-my-safety-sexual-assault-victim-stunned-as-leftists-defend-teacher-who-attacked-her%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Real Victim: A Sexual\u200d Assault Survivor&#8217;s Fight for Justice<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2063 a shocking turn of events, a young woman named Maria, who was a victim of\u2063 sexual assault by a teacher, finds herself\u2062 facing a new battle. Not only did she have \u200bto endure\u2063 the trauma of the abuse, \u2062but\u2064 now she is also being attacked by \u2064far-left activists who defend her \u2063attacker as the real victim.<\/p>\n<p>Maria,\u200b a Hispanic immigrant from California, \u2064bravely came forward to share her story of\u2062 abuse at the hands of Matef Harmachis, a\u2062 teacher \u200dwith deep\u2063 ties to the activist\u200c left. Despite multiple instances of misconduct, Harmachis was repeatedly put on leave by\u200d the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;These people are really unhinged,&#8221; Maria said. \u2063&#8221;When I saw those articles I was really scared for my safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After a particularly disturbing incident where Harmachis growled and bit Maria&#8217;s ear during a study hall, he was finally convicted and fired. In a landmark victory, Maria sued Harmachis and the district, winning a nearly $1 million settlement.<\/p>\n<p>However, Maria&#8217;s fight for justice\u2063 did not end there. Activists and educators aligned with Harmachis \u200dand his leftist politics have \u2062launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-embattled-republican-lawmaker-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls Embattled Republican Lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene\">smear campaign<\/a> to erase her as the\u200c victim and excuse his\u2062 behavior.<\/p>\n<h3>The Disturbing Defense of an Abuser<\/h3>\n<p>The Santa Barbara Independent newspaper published \u2063an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles 'Anonymous' Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">op-ed<\/a>\u200d by a local activist \u200bnamed Marcelino Sepulveda, who claimed \u200cto \u200dspeak on behalf of \u2064concerned \u200beducators. In the op-ed, Sepulveda attempted to redefine\u200c the &#8220;actual facts&#8221; of the Harmachis case and argued that false allegations\u2062 of\u2062 sexual\u2064 assault by\u200c black men are\u2062 common.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;To call me a \u2064liar makes them feel \u2064better because he can still continue to be part of that organization,&#8221; Maria said. &#8220;When in reality they&#8217;re \u200bgiving a pedophile legitimate access to\u2064 what \u2063they want, which is underage children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sara Bazan, \u2062a psychologist and co-founder of Ethnic Studies Now! (ESN) Santa\u2063 Barbara, also wrote an op-ed defending Harmachis \u200cand claiming that \u2064she witnessed the deep respect students had for him.<\/p>\n<p>Maria, understandably, feels terrified for her\u200c safety in the community\u200d due to these \u2063articles written by individuals who \u200bclaim to be defenders of\u2063 women&#8217;s \u200crights.<\/p>\n<h3>The Dark Side of Activism<\/h3>\n<p>Maria \u200bbelieves that\u200b the activist\u200c smear campaign\u200c against her is an attempt to protect\u200d the reputation of\u200b Ethnic Studies Now, an activist group\u2062 that aims to integrate ethnic\u200d studies into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-claims-republicans-lying-on-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"White House Claims Republicans 'Lying' on Critical Race Theory\">public school curriculums<\/a>. Shockingly, the group has a \u2064history of associating with child\u2063 abusers.<\/p>\n<p>She also \u2062expressed her concern about the dangerous\u2064 narrative \u200bbeing spread among her peers, with some suggesting \u200cthat \u2064she fabricated the assault to incarcerate a black man. Maria questions \u2062where these harmful\u200d ideas originated and how they were implanted in the\u200b minds of her classmates.<\/p>\n<p>While ethnic studies is meant to empower\u200b the powerless, in this case, Harmachis \u2064held all\u2064 the\u2063 power, \u2063leaving Maria feeling helpless and \u2063betrayed by the very authority figures she once \u2063trusted.<\/p>\n<h3>A Network of \u2064Defenders<\/h3>\n<p>Disturbingly, numerous figures in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scared-for-my-safety-sexual-assault-victim-stunned-as-leftists-defend-teacher-who-attacked-her\/\" title=\"Sexual assault victim shocked as leftists defend attacker, fears for safety.\">local education community<\/a> have come to Harmachis&#8217; defense,\u2063 using \u2063his race and political\u200d activism as justifications for\u2062 his actions. Even his wife, Diane Fujino, a professor of \u2063ethnic studies, wrote a letter \u200cclaiming \u2062that her \u200chusband is fit to be in a classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Paul R. Spickard,\u200d a professor \u200bat UCSB, and other teachers also \u200cdefended\u200b Harmachis, suggesting that he\u200d was targeted \u2064for\u2062 his advocacy for social justice.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that \u200dMaria&#8217;s fight for \u200djustice is\u2064 far from over.\u2064 She continues to face\u200b attacks from \u2063those who prioritize their ideology over the safety\u200d and well-being of innocent victims.<\/p>\n<p>As Maria bravely stands\u200b up against this injustice, she \u200chopes to shed light on \u200dthe dark side of activism and protect \u2062others from experiencing\u200c the same trauma she endured.<\/p>\n<p><i>Read the Daily Wire&#8217;s series on indoctrination and\u200d abuse in the\u200c Santa Barbara schools:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-a-cult-how-wealthy-santa-barbara-foreshadowed-the-fight-against-crackpot-curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018This Is\u2064 A Cult\u2019: How Wealthy Santa Barbara Foreshadowed The\u2063 Fight Against Crackpot Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/radical-activist-teacher-got-away-with-shocking-behavior-for-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radical Activist Teacher Got Away With \u200bShocking Behavior For Years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-disgraced-teacher-who-took-the-name-of-an-egyptian-god-and-radicalized-a-school-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Disgraced Teacher Who Took\u2063 The Name Of \u2063An Egyptian\u200d God And Radicalized A School District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young Hispanic immigrant from California, who was a victim of sexual assault by a teacher previously fired for inappropriate behavior, expresses fear for her safety. 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