Revealed: 11:43 AM PDT, June 29, 2024Former “Bachelorette” star Katie Thurston has made the heartbreaking revelation that she was raped.Thurston took to Instagram on Saturday and shared in a carousel publish the dear sources that helped her get by means of the immeasurable ache. She additionally shared that the justice system let her down regardless of following all the required protocols that include reporting rape.”I did all the pieces I ought to have executed as a sufferer of rape,” Katie shared in one among her slides. “‘Listed below are my texts, my calls, my phos, my movies, names witnesses, places, social media, time stamps, surveillance footage, DNA, my physique.’ The warning ‘a responsible verdict is difficult in felony court docket’ echoed all through the months, like an annoying parrot you have been compelled to maintain. And as a lot as I heard it, I nonetheless wasn’t able to be stopped. And but, with out warning, I used to be.”In a since-expired Instagram Story, Katie wrote, “It took 7 months for the San Diego Justice to let me down as a sufferer of rape.” ET has reached out to Katie for remark.In her opening slide, Katie wrote, “The justice system continues to let down victims day-after-day. I refuse to really feel defeated within the power it took to be an advocate for myself. I hope my expertise will assist these really feel the power and help they want. Whereas I am not able to share my story, I need to share the dear sources that saved my life.”Katie Thurston as “The Bachelorette” throughout season 17 of the storied franchise. – Craig Sjodin/ABC by way of Getty ImagesKatie went on to thank the nurse, therapist and advocate who helped and supported her amid the harrowing ordeal. In her penultimate slide she wrote, “This isn’t a loss to me. I’m protected. I’m cherished. I’m supported. No, that is yet one more loss in a damaged system. Change occurs in failure. And the justice system failed me. And continues to fail hundreds each single day. However don’t quit.”In her bio, Katie shared a hyperlink to sources she discovered invaluable. She additionally commented on the publish, “I need to thank everybody who DM’d me. I spent the day offline and with family members.”Katie, who’s now an aspiring comic and is presently courting comic Jeff Arcuri, starred as “The Bachelorette” on season 17. Blake Moynes proposed to her within the season finale however they known as it quits in October 2021. The next month, Katie shared she was courting John Hersey, a contestant on her season. They known as it quits in June 2022.RELATED CONTENT: