Rep. Gwen Moore recounts being raped, molested

By Pete Kasperowicz - 03/28/12 01:53 PM ET

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) on Wednesday afternoon recounted her experience being sexually abused as a child and then raped as a young woman.

"Violence against women is as American as apple pie," she said on the House floor. "I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.

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