L.A. woman recounts brutal rape while walking her dog

A California woman who survived a brutal rape and assault is telling her horrific story as a warning to other women.

On July 31, Marissa Young was walking her two 13-year-old dogs late at night in the Torrance neighborhood of Los Angeles. She had just finished her shift at a nearby restaurant.

While walking near the Nova Community Church, a man attacked her from behind.

“I was tackled from behind, I heard nothing,” Young told KTLA. “I didn’t have headphones in, I wasn’t looking at my phone, I was just walking straight forward to my destination.”