The New York Post published Rikki Shaw’s story in an exclusive feature highlighting longstanding patterns of institutional failure and lack of accountability in response to sexual violence in New York State.
For more than two decades, Shaw remained anonymous. She is now speaking publicly to bring attention to how systems respond when women come forward—and the urgent need for meaningful offender accountability.
Read the full article here.
New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
Public Testimony — Model Policy Hearing (November 2025)
Now Testify
“New York’s presumption of joint custody means a victim may escape—but only by leaving her children alone with the man who threatened to kill them.”
Rikki Shaw
Watch Ms. Shaw's testimony here (start at 23:22).
Rikki in the Media
Where truth, healing, and bold hope collide.
Rikki Shaw is a speaker and systems-response expert focused on violence against women, criminal and family court, and survivor safety.
Her work is rooted in faith and a belief that healing and restoration are possible.
Jane Doe No More
WAMC Northeast Public Radio — Interview on survivor identity, institutional accountability, and standing for justice (October 13, 2025).
In this interview, Rikki Shaw spoke publicly about her 2003 rape using her own name for the first time—after previously being identified as “Jane Doe.”
She chose to do so in support of another survivor of the same perpetrator, who is still seeking justice and accountability more than 20 years after the assault.
Drawing from both lived experience and professional expertise in domestic violence and systems response, Shaw speaks to what survivors face when systems fail—and what it means to step forward anyway.
Listen to the full interview or read the article on WAMC.
Socially Experienced
On stages, on screen, and in advocacy for survivors, my work is grounded in one belief:
"Through Christ,
beauty can bloom on the other side of brokenness."
-Rikki Shaw, founder
