The Bachelor 's Rachel Nance has opened up about being sexually assaulted on two occasions before appearing on the hit ABC dating series Joey Graziadei 's finalist, who did not secure his final rose, detailed the incidents in an essay for Today . The 27-year-old, who is part Arab, Black, and Filipino, said that her cultural background partially contributed to her staying silent about the assults for so long. Golden Bachelor runner-up Leslie Fhima shares the cosmetic procedure she gets twice a year Golden Bachelor runner-up Leslie Fhima is taking full advantage of new found fame "When I was in high school, I was sexually assaulted, and I didn't tell my family for years.
"I took myself to the doctor's office to make sure I was OK. A couple years later, it happened again, at a party," she wrote. "In Asian culture, we're raised to not show too much emotion, we're taught to not say too much.
I held onto that for a long time, and I knew going into college that I wanted a career that allowed me to help people," added Nance, an ICU nurse. Working with victims of sexual assault as a nurse helped her share her own story. "I’m very outspoken when sexual assault victims come into the hospitals where I work as a travel nurse," she continued.
"'Please make sure they only have female nurses and female staff. Give them a private room. Give them space.
Let them talk when they’re ready.' It’s very emotional, and it can be triggering, but they need support." Nance also opened up about bei.